Two inmates who escaped a Wisconsin prison were arrested Friday after turning up at a nonprofit that feeds the homeless, police said
James Robert Newman, 37, and Thomas E. Deering, 46, were taken into custody after arriving at the Rockford, Illinois, nonprofit some 90 miles south from where they escaped. Rockford police said via Twitter that the men were recognized from their wanted photos.The inmates had been on the run since Thursday, according to the Portage, Wisconsin, police and the Columbia County Sheriff's Office.
Read MoreRockford police said they were called after the escaped inmates showed up at the nonprofit in search of food. One of the inmates insisted he was not an escapee, police said. The two were being held at the Winnebago County Jail, police said.Newman was serving time for kidnapping and firearms charges, and Deering was imprisoned for burglary, kidnapping and sex assault charges, according to Wisconsin jail records.
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