You Can Run But You Can't Hide

An escaped convict was caught after a day on the loose when he knocked on a cabin door -only to find out the man renting the lodge was an off-duty guard at the prison he just fled.

Authorities said 39-year-old James Edward Russell took off from the Washington state penitentiary one Tuesday morning. Early the next day, Russell-still wearing his prison uniform- went to the cabin asking to use the phone, said Department of Corrections spokesman Chad Lewis.

After a scuffle, Russell ran off again, Lewis said. The guard, whose name was being withheld by authorities, reported the incident and Russell was caught a few hours later. Russell had been serving time for forgery and theft.



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