THE MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM A PRIVATE PRISONER TRANSPORT VAN IN LAS CRUCES VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING IS BACK IN CUSTODY. POLICE IN LAS CRUCES SAY 40 YEAR OLD RALPH MIERA MANAGED TO GET CONTROL OF A GUARD’S WEAPON AND USED IT TO FORCE ANOTHER GUARD TO LET HIM GO. HE THEN ALLEGEDLY STOLE A TRUCK IN LAS CRUCES AND DROVE TO EL PASO.
THAT’S WHERE HE WAS LOCATED AND DETAINED AROUND 10:00 WEDNESDAY MORNING. MIERA WAS BEING TAKEN FROM CALIFORNIA TO COLORADO WHEN HE ESCAPED.
CHARGES AGAINST HIM INCLUDED AUTO THEFT, BURGLARY AND CONTEMPT OF COURT. POLICE SAY IT APPEARS , UNTIL HIS ESCAPE, HE HAD NO KNOWN CONNECTION TO LAS CRUCES.
