Two escaped Arizona inmates are recaptured in a cotton field
COOLIDGE, ARIZONA–
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The 2 prisoners who left from Florence jail in Arizona last weekend have actually now been captured by police in Coolidge.
The U.S. Marshal service stated a few of their marshals remained in Coolidge Thursday early morning on an unassociated case. The marshals initially went to the Coolidge Police Department to check-in, as is regular practice.
While there, Coolidge authorities got a number of calls from witnesses who reported seeing the 2 prisoners, David T. Harmon and John B. Charpiot, at around 9 a.m. in a cotton field near Randolph and Vail roadways. Two witnesses stated they had a view of who they thought were the exceptional fugitives.
Joe Marquez, among the witnesses who called into the authorities, stated when he found the duo, he understood it was them.
“I got 911 on the phone, hey man I got the convicts. ‘How do you know it’s them?’ I just know it’s them. They won’t be out here in that colour of clothes if it wasn’t the convicts, still wearing orange and white tops and a little bit muddy,” Marquez told the dispatcher. “One man was remaining ahead of the other man. The man behind was tired, he ‘d come down on his hands and knees and tossed up; truly worn.”
The U.S. Marshals and Coolidge officers reacted to the field and established a border. When they found the 2 in the field, officers provided commands and the 2 did not comply.
Coolidge officers released Tasers and the U.S. Marshals took on the prisoners, taking them into custody. They are now at the Pinal County Detention Center, waiting to be reclaimed to the Florence jail.
Parents in the area breathed a sigh of relief when they heard news of the capture.
“Knowing that they were out and it was criminal activities versus kids, and things like that, I was so terrified. I was terrified to come out after dark. I was terrified to come out prior to it was too light outside. It was simply truly frightening. It was aggravating,” stated Tiffany Martin, a mom of 3 in Coolidge.
“It’s type of frightening, finding out about them and needing to examine your shoulder each time you go outside,” Coolidge mom of 5 Kacy Vick stated.
Harmon and Charpiot had both missed their main count at around 8:30 p.m. on January 23. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry stated the last time they were represented was a bit more than 4 hours previously. The initial examination reveals the guys moved an a/c system, burglarized a tool space and after that utilized those tools to break out of the jail.
Charpiot is serving 35 years for molestation of a kid and sexual assault after he was founded guilty in 2011. Harmon is serving 100 years for kidnapping and second-degree robbery charges after he was founded guilty in 2012.
After leaving from the jail, the Arizona Department of Public Safety states the 2 prisoners attempted to rob an organization. DPS launched security pictures of Harmon and Charpiot at the Green Tree Inn in Florence, less than a mile from the jail.
Where they were recorded in Coolidge has to do with 14 miles, or a 15-minute drive from Florence.
