ST. JAMES, Minn. – A prisoner who escaped the Watonwan County jail was captured near town after three days on the loose. Leonado Lopez Jr., 36, was in a car that officers stopped, said Sheriff Jared Bergeman. Lopez fled on foot, the sheriff said. He ran into a field, but a K-9 deputy ran faster and brought hm down. Two other people in the vehicle face charges of aiding and abetting, the sheriff said. Lopez had escaped the jail Monday evening after donner. He was being held for a sex offense. He has a criminal record: A 2006 sexual conduct conviction and a 2006 burglary conviction.
Lopez. Back in southwest Minnesota jail awaiting court appearances