Inmate walked past sleeping guard to escape
Friday, 20 July 2012 12:05
An inmate who escaped from a prison van in southeastern South Dakota only had to walk past a sleeping guard to get away. McCook County Sheriff Mark Norris said Thursday the Florida inmate escaped when the van was parked at a Spencer convenience store. Norris says the driver was getting a bottle of water and the guard was dozing when the escape happened at about 2 a.m. last Saturday.

The van was operated by an Arkansas company that didn't respond to a request for comment. The inmate is charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl he met on Facebook.

Oscar Antonio Herrera-Menjivar took a bag with his personal clothing when he escaped. People who saw him afterward said he wasn't wearing shoes.

Associated Press

 
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