DANIEL NEWMAN
Police have captured a man who escaped custody en route to the Atlantic County Justice Facility early Sunday morning.
Daniel Newman, 22,
of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was arrested by State Police with the Division of Gaming Enforcement on Saturday night at the Golden Nugget casino in Atlantic City for theft-related crimes within the casino district, State Police said.
He was handcuffed when he fled into the woods just before 4 a.m. Sunday, according to the report. State Police did not detail how he escaped.
The suspect bailed out of the car as it was preparing to turn into the jail at about 3:30 a.m., law enforcement sources told BreakingAC.
Hamilton Township police, along with other agencies, assisted State Police in the search, Hamilton police said.
They were targeting the area of Route 40 and the Festival Mall, police said.
He was described as 5-foot-8, 160 lbs with brown hair and eyes. Newman was last seen wearing a dark blue jacket, gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and gray Nike sneakers.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call New Jersey State Police at 609-441-7464 or Hamilton Township police at 609-625-2700, ext. 0.
