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Authorities recapture jail inmate who fled in northwest Iowa

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February 4th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

ESTHERVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say officers have captured an inmate who assaulted a jailer before fleeing custody in northwest Iowa. The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office says the 19-year-old attacked the jailer around 7:20 p.m. Friday and then fled out a door the jailer had just opened at the jail in Estherville. The inmate was apprehended 45 minutes later by an Estherville officer and a K-9.

The inmate has been identified as Divine Watkins. He’s been charged with escape and assaulting the jailer. He’d been jailed while awaiting prosecution on burglary and other charges.