Crime & Safety
Teen JeffCo Fugitive Who Jumped From Transport Still At Large
Manuel Andrew Martinez, 17, escaped from a sheriff's van near Hwy 285 and Wadsworth Thursday night.
LAKEWOOD, CO – A teen inmate who fled from a Jefferson County transport vehicle Thursday night is still at large. Manuel Andrew Martinez, 17, escaped in Lakewood while being transported in a sheriff's van from Jefferson County Courthouse to a youth detention facility in Lakewood.
Martinez, who was not handcuffed, opened a van door and jumped out near US 285 and Wadsworth Boulevard.
He was described as 5 ft. 5 inches tall and weighting about 100 lbs. with brown eyes and black hair.
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If you have any information about his whereabouts, please call 911.
Update: Manuel Andrew Martinez, 17, is still at large. His picture is attached. He is 5’5, 100lbs, blk hair, brn eyes, and escaped in the area of Hwy 285 and Wadsworth. If seen or his whereabouts are known, call 911. pic.twitter.com/gS0RTqQa22
— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco) July 27, 2018
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