Two Escaped Prisoners Back In Police Custody
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GOULDS (CBSMiami) – Two prisoners, who escaped late Thursday morning, are back in custody.
Manuel Guzman, 20, was apprehended at around 8:30 p.m. in the area of SW 247th Street and SW 109th Avenue.
James Dukes was apprehended about 4 p.m. in the area of 108th Avenue SW 216th Street, at the Cutler Manor Apartment Complex.
Police said both were participating in work programs.
"They just walked away from a work program in the area. They just walked off from that work program," said Detective Daniel Ferrin with Miami-Dade Police, adding, "They did leave simultaneously from two different areas."
Schools in the search area surrounding SW 248th street and SW 112th Avenue were placed on lockdown during the search.
Sofia Casaca said she got a call from her daughter. "She called me at work and she told me, 'Mommy we have a code red and then when I saw the news and I see the back of my house I'm like oh my God'."
Jennifer Jones, a witness, said police searching for Dukes were "on point," used helicopters and quickly caught him.
Another neighbor named "Doc" said he'd never seen Dukes before the arrest. "They just put him in handcuffs. They say they got one more to go," he said.
Several hours later, police say Guzman was taken into custody by detectives with the Street Terror Offender Program (STOP).
The two men, separately, escaped around 11:30 Thursday morning.
