A MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM THE LUNA COUNTY JAIL IN DEMING IS BACK IN CUSTODY. JOSHUA MIRKA WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY MORNING IN EL PASO BY TEXAS RANGERS AND LOCAL POLICE. AUTHORITIES SAY MIRKA BROKE OUT OF JAIL MONDAY NIGHT.
HE WAS BEHIND BARS FOR ALLEGEDLY VIOLATING PROBATION BY FAILING TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER AND IS ALSO A PERSON OF INTEREST IN A CALIFORNIA ARMED ROBBERY.
