Post by Kelley on Jan 22, 2005 8:14:21 GMT 9.5
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. -- A 6-foot man allegedly on the run from Florida authorities since September was found this week curled up inside of a television.
After receiving a tip that Alfred Blane, 45, of Ponce de Leon, Fla., might be in Decatur County, police went to a mobile home near Bainbridge College, where a woman told police he was hiding under a mattress inside.
Lending the department's police dog, Thomasville officers accompanied the Florida authorities inside the residence. The officers searched the house thoroughly, even checking a freezer and washing machine, said Lt. Tim Watkins of the Thomas County Sheriff's Department.
Meanwhile, the dog kept poking around a television, an older floor model, Watkins said. When officers unscrewed the back of the television, they found a balled-up Blane inside, he said, adding that Blane is between 5-foot-10 and 6-feet tall.
Blane escaped in handcuffs from two sheriff's deputies in September as they tried to place him in the back of a police car, said Capt. Stan Sunday of the Walton County Sheriff's Office in Florida.
After being arrested again, Blane was placed in the Walton County Jail on Friday and faces numerous charges, including burglary, possession of methamphetamine, battery on a law enforcement officer and escape.