LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) – Cell phone tracking helped Colorado police find and arrest a man who fled custody last weekend while at a Lexington, Neb. hospital.
Authorities say 26-year-old Jacob Wolsleben was arrested Wednesday after a chase in eastern Colorado while driving an SUV stolen from Ravenna, Neb.
The hunt for Wolsleben involved police in Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado and federal authorities.
Dawson County, Neb., Sheriff Gary Reiber says Verizon Wireless helped in the search by tracking Wolsleben’s cell phone use in Colorado and Wyoming on Wednesday.
Before his escape, Wolsleben was being held on several charges out of Buffalo, Dawson and Lincoln counties, including burglary and writing bad checks.
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LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) – Authorities in eastern Wyoming have joined the search for a man who fled custody while at a Nebraska hospital.
Don Murphy, sheriff in Goshen County, Wyo., says there’s evidence 26-year-old Jacob Wolsleben, also known as Jake Larson, was in Wellington and an area north of Cheyenne. Searches were conducted Tuesday, but Wolsleben wasn’t found.
Wolsleben escaped a Lexington hospital on Saturday and took off in his girlfriend’s pickup.
Dawson County sheriff Gary Reiber says the truck was abandoned in Bonesteel, S.D., and another truck was stolen there. That truck was abandoned in Ravenna, and an SUV was reported stolen.
Wolsleben was being held on several charges out of Buffalo, Dawson and Lincoln counties, including burglary and writing bad checks.
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Earlier Coverage
LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) – Dawson County authorities say a man who fled custody while at a Lexington hospital last weekend may have left the state.
Dawson County sheriff Gary Reiber says 26-year-old Jacob Wolsleben, also known as Jake Larson, could be in Missouri, Kansas or Nebraska.
Wolsleben escaped Saturday in a hospital gown and took off in his girlfriend’s pickup truck. Reiber says Rock County deputies chased that truck twice Saturday, but Wolsleben avoided arrest.
Reiber says Wolsleben’s girlfriend’s truck was abandoned in Bonesteel, S.D., and another truck was stolen there. That truck was abandoned in Ravenna, and an SUV was reported stolen.
Wolsleben was being held on several charges out of Buffalo, Dawson and Lincoln counties, including burglary and writing bad checks.
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Earlier Coverage July 26, 2010
LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) – Dawson County authorities are searching for a man who fled custody while at a Lexington hospital.
Dawson County sheriff Gary Reiber says 26-year-old Jacob Wolsleben, also known as Jake Larson, was dressed in a hospital gown when escaped from Tri-County Hospital about 4:20 p.m. Saturday.
Reiber says Wolsleben ran a few blocks to his mother’s house, then took off in his girlfriend’s pickup. He’s believed to be headed to Canada or Arizona.
Reiber says Wolsleben may have changed clothes and may be with his girlfriend, 33-year-old Sebrina Wiederholdt.
Court records show Wolsleben has several convictions. An outstanding warrant for his arrest was served last Sunday.
Reiber says Wolsleben was being held on charges out of Buffalo, Dawson and Lincoln counties.
