Second escapee from Valley City jail caught

The second of two inmates who escaped from a Valley City jail earlier this month is back in custody.

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) — The second of two inmates who escaped from a Valley City jail earlier this month is back in custody.

The Valley City Times-Record reported that Ryan Thomas was apprehended Friday in Mandan. Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin said police got a tip that Thomas was at a bar and he was arrested without incident.

Authorities said Thomas and Travis Dethlefs escaped on June 6 by kicking open a fire escape door while on a cleaning detail. Dethlefs was caught at a motel room in Fargo on June 17.

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