Queens

NYPD says escaped prisoner back in custody

A man wanted for apparently escaping from police custody on Saturday in Queens is back behind bars.

The 17-year-old suspect was being processed Saturday around 6:40 p.m. when he ran from the 103rd Precinct on 91st Ave. in Jamaica, according to the NYPD.

The suspect was being processed for an assault that occurred Friday, police said.

The prisoner was back in custody about an hour after escaping, police officials told News 4 on Sunday.

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