Police: Escaped suspect back in custody

The search is underway for man who escaped police custody in Boreum Hill.

News 12 Staff

Feb 15, 2019, 10:55 AM

Updated 1,914 days ago

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Police: Escaped suspect back in custody
Searches have come to an end after police captured the man who escaped their custody last night in Boreum Hill.  
Police tell News 12 the man was being questioned at the Brooklyn Child Abuse Squad on Nevins Street when he escaped.
Police say after six hours, he was taken into custody around 6:50 a.m.and that charges, in addition to his original charges, are pending. There is no word yet on where he was found or where he will be brought to.
The NYPD has not yet released a photo of the escapee, but have identified him as 32-year-old Truman Castillo.
It all happened around 11:30 p.m. Thursday inside 45 Nevins St. Investigators tell News 12 Castillo was in custody and being interviewed regarding an offense against a minor. News 12 is told officers were completing the paperwork when he took off, running straight through the front door. 
News 12 is told he was not believed to be handcuffed at the time.
 


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