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There’s bad luck, and then there’s Allen Lewis-level of bad luck. The 31-year-old man from Greenup County, Kentucky, made a mad dash for (illicit) freedom by escaping from police custody – but stumbled upon another representative of the law when he tried to hitch a ride.
It all went down earlier this week, Greenup County Jailer Mike Worthington tells The Independent, as Lewis was being transported to another county, where he was facing charges. At one point during the transport, he complained to the officer that his handcuffs were too tight and were hurting him.
The officer pulled over and went over to loosen the handcuffs. When one of them was undone, Lewis engaged in a physical struggle with the officer and managed to temporarily overcome him. He then fled on foot.
While other police units (including a K9 unit) were rallying to start searching for the escaped inmate, he made his way to Highway 64, where he started flagging down cars in the hope that he would hitch a ride. The destination was probably of no importance to him, as long as he would get farther away from the place.
One concerned motorist eventually pulled over and let Lewis inside. “It was a campus police officer,” Worthington says, adding that the officer was an employee of Morehead State University.
The officer immediately noticed the handcuffs hanging on one of Lewis’ wrists and he made sure the inmate was back in police custody as soon as possible. “He thought he was getting a ride, and he did,” Worthington concludes.
Gotta love a man in uniform with a sense of humor.
In September this year, Lewis was arrested after a high-speed chase across several counties. He is what you may call a hardened criminal – or, at the very least, someone very familiar with the judicial system.
The officer pulled over and went over to loosen the handcuffs. When one of them was undone, Lewis engaged in a physical struggle with the officer and managed to temporarily overcome him. He then fled on foot.
While other police units (including a K9 unit) were rallying to start searching for the escaped inmate, he made his way to Highway 64, where he started flagging down cars in the hope that he would hitch a ride. The destination was probably of no importance to him, as long as he would get farther away from the place.
One concerned motorist eventually pulled over and let Lewis inside. “It was a campus police officer,” Worthington says, adding that the officer was an employee of Morehead State University.
The officer immediately noticed the handcuffs hanging on one of Lewis’ wrists and he made sure the inmate was back in police custody as soon as possible. “He thought he was getting a ride, and he did,” Worthington concludes.
Gotta love a man in uniform with a sense of humor.
In September this year, Lewis was arrested after a high-speed chase across several counties. He is what you may call a hardened criminal – or, at the very least, someone very familiar with the judicial system.
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