Escaped Inmate Captured

Authorities say 29-year-old Johnathan Evitt ditched a work detail in Moorhead and fled into Fargo Thursday afternoon.

FARGO (KFGO)  – Fargo police say they’ve arrested an escaped jail inmate from Clay County, Minnesota.

Authorities say 29-year-old Johnathan Evitt ditched a work detail in Moorhead and fled into Fargo Thursday afternoon.

A citizen called police when the inmate, still in orange jail clothing, was seen running in downtown Fargo.

An officer found Evitt and arrested him.

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