An escaped Mississippi inmate missing for two months has been captured after an hours-long standoff with U.S. Marshals near the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Joshua Zimmerman, 30, barricaded himself Tuesday night near a West Side restaurant in the 2300 block of West Madison, the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office announced during a news conference.
U.S. Marshals and the Chicago SWAT team surrounded the building, and after more than 12 hours, Zimmerman was taken into custody around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Chief Deputy Justin Smith said Zimmerman escaped from a courthouse in northwest Mississippi on June 14, and it’s not clear how he traveled to Chicago.
“During the escape, Zimmerman was being held on charges of attempted murder and armed robbery. Furthermore, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office was awaiting to extradite Zimmerman back to Houston for the charge of murder,” according to a release from the U.S. Marshals Service.
He was wanted for murder, escape and armed robbery.
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