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Authorities apprehend escaped Iowa inmate
Posted: 09.28.2009 at 8:10 AM
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FORT MADISON, IOWA (AP) -- Authorities say an escaped inmate from a minimum security facility has been apprehended.
Officers from agencies including the Lee County Sheriff's Department caught Kurt Martin Rohwedder around 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
According to a statement from the Iowa Department of Corrections, Rohwedder was located on railroad tracks a few miles north of Fort Madison.
Authorities say he escaped from a minimum security facility located near the maximum security Iowa State Penitentiary.
The 44-year-old was discovered missing during an inmate count around 1:30 p.m.
He's serving a 20 year sentence for crimes, including forgery. He has been in custody since 2004.
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