Prisoner captured after jumping out of constable’s car in Delco, source says

A prisoner was captured after he jumped out of a constable’s car, stole another vehicle and ran behind homes in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, a law enforcement source confirmed with NBC10.

The escape and capture occurred Tuesday afternoon in Media, Pennsylvania.

The prisoner, who officials have not yet identified, was being held at the Delaware County Courthouse. As the prisoner was inside a constable’s vehicle, he jumped out of the car, stole another vehicle that was passing by and drove off, according to the source.

At one point, the prisoner ran on foot behind homes on the 700 block of Pine Ridge in Media, the source said. He was later captured on Baltimore Pike at Exit 3 on I-476 shortly before 3:30 p.m., according to the source.

The source told NBC10 the incident was the second prisoner escape in Delaware County in recent months.

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