Crime & Safety

Prisoner Back In Custody After Escaping Transport Vehicle On I-95 In Waltham

He was found about an hour later in the area of 2nd Ave in Waltham. A man called 911 after the prisoner approached him in a parking lot.

(CBS Boston)

February 27, 2024

WALTHAM - An escaped prisoner was taken back into custody in Waltham after a manhunt Monday night.

Find out what's happening in Bostonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

State Police said 20-year-old Victor De Moura-Pereira of Framingham escaped from a Plymouth County Sheriff's transport vehicle on I-95 South near Exit 41 at about 6 p.m.

He was found about an hour later in the area of 2nd Ave in Waltham. A man called 911 after the prisoner approached him in a parking lot.

Find out what's happening in Bostonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Victor De Moura-Pereira was arrested after escaping a prisoner transport van in Waltham, State Police said/CBS Boston

Click here for the full story via CBS Boston


CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.