CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (/KGUN9-TV/AP) - Authorities say two Border Patrol detainees are back in custody after escaping from a contractor's bus in Casa Grande in south-central Arizona and the search continues for the third escape.
The Border Patrol says the three men escaped from a transport vehicle about 10 p.m. Tuesday, but one was recaptured early Wednesday.
Police say 25-year-old Augusto Daniel Chavez-Sosa was located in Casa Grande about 2 p.m. Wednesday and turned over to the custody of the Border Patrol.
#CGPD apprehends 2nd escapee Augusto Daniel Chavez-Sosa. 3rd escapee remains outstanding. https://t.co/EyjnwesiY4 pic.twitter.com/q81oLICeJq
— Casa Grande Police (@CasaGrandePD) May 25, 2016
Authorities still are searching for 22-year-old Heriberto Castellanos-Uribe, a Mexican national who was arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling.
#CGPD 3rd escapee identified as Heriberto Castellanos-Uribe remains outstanding. https://t.co/2RW3Fvp0ds pic.twitter.com/sxYuBpBN3q
— Casa Grande Police (@CasaGrandePD) May 25, 2016
The agency says the three escaped through a ceiling hatch while the bus was stopped at a traffic light.
The detainees were being transported from Ajo to a Border Patrol station in Casa Grande.
