Defendant Escapes Courtroom After Receiving 60-Month Prison Sentence

Felon escapes from Hennepin County courtroom after being sentenced to 60 months in prison

Jerel Valdez Martin, 35, of North St. Paul, is at large after he tussled with a sheriff’s deputy, escaped a the courtroom and fled down the stairs and out the doors of the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis on Tuesday morning.

Defendant escapes courtroom after receiving 60-month prison sentence

Authorities are searching for a man who escaped from a Hennepin County courtroom Tuesday morning shortly after being sentenced for illegally possessing ammunition.

Deputies searching for convict who ran out of courtroom in Minneapolis

Deputies are searching for a man who ran out of a Hennepin County courtroom during sentencing and is now on the run.