SHELBY, N.C. — A detainee briefly escaped after a court hearing and ran through a North Carolina town, but his orange jumpsuit gave him away. Sheriff’s Office Maj. Durwin Briscoe says Short ran through several parking lots as deputies tracked him down after about five minutes. Briscoe says the “orange jumpsuit helped him stand out.”He has been in jail since May after being charged with robbing a Kings Mountain bank. Officials at the sheriff’s office didn’t immediately respond to an email asking if Short has a lawyer who can speak on his behalf. ——Information from: The Shelby Star, http://www.shelbystar.com

Source: National Post March 07, 2019 16:52 UTC