BROKEN BOW, Neb. (AP) - A state prisoner briefly escaped while being transported from Lincoln to Valentine for a court hearing, authorities said.
A Midwest Transport Services van carrying Juan Colombe, 24, stopped at a Broken Bow convenience store around 11:30 a.m. Monday. Colombe managed to get out of his restraints and assault the driver, police said.
Colombe then tried to drive away in the van but got stuck. He was caught in a nearby grocery store parking lot while trying to steal a car.
The van driver was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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