Crime & Safety

Philly Prison Escapee Caught On Camera, Feds Release Video Footage

Gino Hagenkotter, 34, escaped Philadelphia Department of Prisons custody Thursday. A $2,000 reward is being offered for information.

PHILADELPHIA — Federal authorities have released footage of Philadelphia prison escapee Gino Hagenkotter.

The U.S. Marshals Service issued video footage of Hagenkotter, 34, after he escaped custody on Thursday last week.

Federal authorities said he was last seen at about 11:55 a.m. Thursday, about 10 minutes after he escaped custody. He was seen on video heading north on the 8400 block of Hegerman Street toward Blakiston street.

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Hagenkotter was incarcerated at Riverside Correctional Facility for low level crimes, according to authorities.

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He escaped custody while on work duty in the orchard behind the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Facility at 8201 State Road, Philadelphia officials said.

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Hagenkotter is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 160 pounds.

He has gray and black hair, brown eyes, and a tattoo of a dagger on his right forearm. His last known address was in the 7700 block of Cottage Street in Philadelphia.

U.S. Marshals Service

The U.S. Marshals Service is offering up to $1,500 and Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers has offered an additional $500. The Crime Stoppers reward will be paid immediately upon arrest.

Tips can be called into the U.S. Marshals Philadelphia Tipline at 1-866-865-8477 or online here.

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