Alleged Criminal Tries to Escape Custody in Newark Airport by Hiding in Bathroom

Prisoner Temporarily Escapes Authorities at Newark Airport by Climbing into Bathroom Ceiling

At around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, police officers helped apprehend a prisoner who attempted to escape custody inside the, a spokesperson for the Port Authority Police Department told PEOPLE.

The male inmate is a U.S. citizen who was attempting to leave the country despite having been indicted and prohibited from leaving the state of New York pending a trial, said a spokesperson from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.United Airlines — for processing, when he asked to use the restroom. Once inside the bathroom, he attempted to escape via the ceiling.

CBP officers then were able to “extract” the temporarily-escaped inmate from the ceiling and handed him over to Homeland Security Investigations agents for federal prosecution.

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