Prisoner captured after brief escape in western New Mexico

By CNN Newsource

Published November 21, 2024 12:42 PM

By Nick Catlin

GALLUP, New Mexico (KOAT) — An inmate was returned to custody by police after escaping a jail in western New Mexico. It happened around 12:35 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20.

A Gallup police officer found a man in an orange jumpsuit leaving the McKinley County Adult Detention Center. This led to a pursuit, where inmate Johnathan Natanabah was rearrested, according to police.

Natanabah was taken into custody around 1 p.m. Wednesday. He will face an escape from jail charge.

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