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Inmate Escaped On I-76 Near Fort Morgan, Officials Say
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 16, 4:30 PM MDT
updated Oct 19, 5:38 AM MDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KDVR (FOX31), KUSA (9NEWS NBC) and KSRX, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
An inmate escaped a third-party transport on Interstate 76 near Fort Morgan and was last seen heading toward the city, KSRX and KDVR (FOX31) reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 2, Oct 19, 6:13 AM MDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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