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Fox News
6 days ago
- Fox News
Second inmate in three months escapes Seattle airport custody, caught on video without restraints
For the second time in just over three months, an inmate has escaped custody at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Surveillance footage shows 20-year-old John Nino "appears to have removed his wrist restraints" before bolting toward Highway 99, according to a Facebook update Wednesday morning from the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC). The breakout happened shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, while Nino was being transported through DOC said he was last seen wearing a red coat and dark gray or black sweatpants before fleeing across the light rail tracks on the east side of the airport and heading toward International Boulevard and Highway FUGITIVE RECAPTURED AND RETURNED TO KENTUCKY AFTER DRAMATIC AIRPORT ESCAPE "If you see Nino, do not approach him. Please call 911," the department warned. Nino, who is 6-foot-2 and 154 pounds, was under community supervision for a second-degree robbery conviction in Thurston County. The DOC issued a warrant for his arrest in June after he failed to meet with his community corrections officer. Nino was arrested several days ago in New Mexico and was being returned to Washington state custody when he slipped IN CUSTODY AFTER 'DIRECT THREAT' TO AIRPLANE SHUTS DOWN SEATTLE AIRPORT RUNWAYS In May, inmate Sedrick T. Stevenson escaped from Sea-Tac while being transported to Kentucky in a case not handled by the DOC, the department clarified in an email to Fox News ran through the terminal, boarded the light rail and remained at large for over a month before his June capture. FOX 13 Seattle, which has closely tracked both incidents, noted this is the second such escape from Sea-Tac in under 100 days. Authorities say DOC officers and local law enforcement are involved in the search for Nino. It's unclear if Sound Transit security is assisting. Despite an immediate search near the light rail station Tuesday night, he has not yet been HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The DOC has not said whether any changes have yet been made to transport protocols. In an email to Fox News Digital, DOC officials said it is "focused on finding [Nino]" but will conduct a "critical incident review" to determine how he was able to escape.
Fox News
6 days ago
- Fox News
Suspect on the loose after escaping custody at Seattle airport
Authorities are urging the public to remain on alert after 20-year-old John Nino escaped custody at Sea-Tac airport on August 12. (Credit: FOX 13 Seattle)
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Daily Mail
Sly robbery suspect, 20, escapes police custody while being marched through Seattle airport
A sneaky fugitive who managed to escape police custody as he was being marched through Seattle's airport is still at large. John Nino, 20, was being returned to Washington after getting arrested several days ago in New Mexico on a second-degree robbery charge. However, while Nino was being transported through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport at around 8pm on Tuesday, the fugitive managed to escape his captors and flee the scene. Two Department of Corrections officers were leading Nino over the skybridge to the airport's parking garage when he escaped. Nino was cuffed at the wrists and not at the ankles, according to DOC spokesperson Chris Wright. He was last seen by officers crossing railway tracks and heading towards Washington's Highway 99. The 20-year-old, who is 6'2 and weighs 154lbs, is still on the run, according to the Daily Beast. Authorities urged people to not approach Nino if they spot him in public, and to instead report any sightings to law enforcement. Nino has a lengthy criminal history in Washington's King County that includes two convictions for firearm possession in 2024 and a second-degree robbery in 2018, when he was 13. In June, a warrant was issued for his arrest after he violated community supervision terms. This is the third time a fugitive has escaped custody while at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport over the last few months. Three months ago, Sedrick Stevenson - who was facing an arrest warrant - managed to flee during the check-in process at the ticket counter. He ran away from two employees of Prisoner Transportation Services, a private company the Warren County sheriff's office in Kentucky contracts to transport people facing warrants. Stevenson, 29, fled to the light rail station and boarded a northbound train before exiting at the Capitol Hill station. He was at large for over six weeks before being apprehended by authorities 45 days later. Stevenson was also cuffed at the wrists but not at the ankles. In July, a man from El Salvador escaped immigration agents while being transported through the same airport. He had opened a car door and ran off near the airport's car rental facility before he was caught few hours later near the rideshare pickup area.
New York Post
6 days ago
- New York Post
Prisoner on the run after making dramatic escape from Seattle airport — the second in three months
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. Advertisement 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. Washington State Department of Corrections / Facebook 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, 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. Advertisement 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. Kyo46 – 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. Advertisement 3 It's the second time a prisoner has escaped from the airport since May. Nate Hovee – 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.
