Man Arrested After Escaping Custody in Anoka County
Anoka, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Minneapolis man has been arrested after he escaped from a squad car while being transported to the Anoka County Jail Facility Wednesday afternoon.
The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office said 30-year-old Terence Martin, an Anoka County Jail detainee, was being transported to the jail facility by an Anoka County Sheriff’s Office deputy in a squad just before 4:30 p.m.
While arriving, Martin allegedly escaped from the vehicle a fled on foot. Immediately law enforcement agencies from Anoka County, Hennepin County, and the Minnesota State Patrol arrived on the scene.
Authorities established a perimeter covering downtown Anoka, and shortly after the escape Martin was located and arrested.
Martin has since been transported back to the Anoka County Jail.
The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office is in the early stages of investigating the incident.