Federal Escapee Captured In Philadephia: US Marshals Service

PHILADELPHIA — A man who escaped federal detention in Philadelphia recently has been apprehended, authorities said.

The U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force said Keith Freeman, 30, was taken into custody at about 8 a.m. Tuesday at a residence in the 2400 block of Nicholas Street.

Freeman was being sought by the Federal Bureau of Prisons after he escaped from the Kintock Group located in the 600 block of E. Luzerne Street in Philadelphia on Feb. 23.

Authorities said Freeman got into an argument with a staff member at the Kintock Group, then climbed over two fences and fled the facility.

At the time of the escape, Freeman was finishing a 96-month sentence for firearms possession.

Investigators from the Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Philadelphia Tuesday morning surrounded a residence on the 2400 block of Nicholas Street, where Freeman was believed to be hiding.

Authorities found Freeman as he tried to hide under a pile of clothes in the home's living room.

He was then taken into custody without incident and transported to the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia to serve the remaining time of his sentence.

"After an extensive investigation, Keith Freeman has been placed back into federal custody without incident," Robert Clark, Supervisory Deputy for the Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force, said. "With this arrest, our task force has again demonstrated its excellence in apprehending escaped prisoners."