PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island man who freed himself from restraints and escaped policy custody in January has been caught in Puerto Rico, federal authorities say.
David Marroquin was arrested on Monday by U.S. Marshals after a brief foot chase, the Marshals Service said in a statement.
Marroquin, 20, of Providence, was arrested on a breaking and entering charge on Jan. 18, but escaped from custody. Authorities developed information that he had fled to Puerto Rico.
Marroquin is being held pending extradition to Rhode Island to face several charges, including committing a crime of violence while in possession of a weapon, breaking and entering, conspiracy and escape.
Marroquin also had two outstanding bench warrants issued in January out of Rhode Island Superior Court for failing to appear for a bail violation hearing, stemming from a November 2019 arrest for allegedly possessing of a stolen gun.
No attorney was listed for Marroquin in online court records.
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