DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — A woman serving time for a gun charge and setting fire to an Alabama church in 2021 managed to escape from a federal prison in Connecticut for about 45 minutes before being captured, prison authorities said Wednesday. Xiaoqin Yan, 30, a Chinese national, has been at the low-security facility in Danbury since Nov. 20, where she’s serving 8 1/2 years for Possession of a Firearm by an Illegal Alien. Employees at FCI Danbury we…

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DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — A woman serving time for a gun charge and setting fire to an Alabama church in 2021 managed to escape from a federal prison in Connecticut

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DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — A woman serving time at a federal prison in Connecticut managed to escape for about 45 minutes before being captured. Federal prison officials said Wednesday that the FBI is investigating the episode. The 30-year-old woman is a Chinese national who was serving time for a gun charge and setting fire to an Alabama church in 2021. Employees at the low-security prison were notified Tuesday at approximately 7 p.m. that a securit…

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A woman serving time in Connecticut escaped from a federal prison and was on the run for about 45 minutes before local police caught up with her, prison officials said Wednesday. Xiaoqin Yan, 30, a Chinese national, escaped from FCI Danbury around 7 p.m. Tuesday night, but was found by local police and returned to the low-security facility around 7:45 p.m. Prison officials did not provide details on how she escaped, but said an FBI investigation…

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A woman serving time for a gun charge and setting fire to an Alabama church in 2021 managed to escape from a federal prison in Danbury for about 45 minutes before being captured, prison authorities said Wednesday. Xiaoqin Yan, 30, a Chinese national, has been at the low-security facility in Danbury since Nov. 20, where she’s serving 8 1/2 years...

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