Man suspected of stealing Army Reserve weapons escapes Rhode Island jail [View all]

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EDIT with update: Fugitive accused of military gun heist caught in Massachusetts (Reuters)

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Source: Reuters

U.S. | Mon Jan 2, 2017 | 6:03pm EST

Man suspected of stealing Army Reserve weapons escapes Rhode Island jail

A getaway car thought to have been stolen by a man who escaped from a maximum security detention facility in Rhode Island over the weekend has been found in neighboring Massachusetts, authorities said on Monday.

James Morales, 35, suspected of stealing weapons from a U.S. Army Reserve Center in Massachusetts in November 2015, escaped from the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility on Saturday, prompting a manhunt.

The Massachusetts State Police said they have recovered the car believe was stolen by Morales.

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Morales is suspected of stealing six military rifles and 10 handguns from a U.S. Army Reserve Center in Worcester, about 45 miles (70 kms) west of Boston, in November 2015.

He broke into the facility through a kitchen window, federal prosecutors said, citing surveillance video and an electronic monitoring bracelet Morales had been ordered to wear by a court as a condition of release on bail for a separate sexual assault charge.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-massachusetts-guns-idUSKBN14M17Y