Overview
- Authorities said the man escaped custody during transport when he freed himself from restraints, jumped from a moving vehicle on I‑94 near the Burns Harbor/Porter exit and ran into a brush line.
- Indiana State Police and local partners searched the area for several hours and located the suspect hiding in a marsh after he spent more than five hours in the water.
- Officers took the man into custody without incident and transferred him back to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and officials said there is no ongoing threat to the public.
- Police described the escapee as a Hispanic man wearing dark pants and a black "Scarface" T‑shirt who had been seen in shackles, and they have not released his name or the reason he was in custody.
- Authorities urged anyone who saw the suspect not to approach him and to call 911, and the episode highlights how transport breaks and busy interstate corridors can complicate containment and public-safety messaging.