Prisoner on the run after making dramatic escape from Seattle airport — the second in three months

New York Post

3 days ago

A jailbird flew the coop from the Seattle airport — again.
A prisoner made a daring escape from corrections officers at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and was still on the run Wednesday — the second case of an inmate breaking free at the travel hub since May, authorities said.
Burglary convict John Nino, 20, was with two officers on the fourth floor of the airport garage Tuesday morning when he bolted toward the light rail train system, according to Port of Seattle officials.
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3 Burglary convict John Nino, 20, was with two officers on the fourth floor of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Tuesday morning when he escaped.
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Nino, who was being transported from prison in New Mexico to community supervision in the Evergreen state, crossed a pedestrian bridge and darted onto a major highway and vanished, MyNorthwest.com reported.
Officials are asking people to report sightings of Nino, who landed back in custody for failing to report to meetings with his community corrections officer in his burglary case. Nino was arrested in New Mexico when he allegedly made his bold escape.
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The fugitive has a cursive tattoo above his right eyebrow, was wearing a red coat when he fled, and was last seen crossing railroad tracks and heading towards Highway 99, ABC News reported. He i 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 154 pounds.
3 Nino ran towards the light rail train system at the airport, officials said.
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On May 4, Sedric Stevenson, 29, — who'd been charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer, possession of methamphetamine and a handgun — was being transported to Kentucky when he escaped from corrections officers at the same airport.
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3 It's the second time a prisoner has escaped from the airport since May.
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Stevenson was captured on camera boarding the airport's light rail train in shackles and was on the lam for more than six weeks before he was recaptured in June.