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Man Who Bolted From Queens Court After Judge Revoked Bail Has Been Found: Police

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  • A man who was facing a judge for a weapons charge escaped police inside a Queens courtroom, police told NBC New York
  • Tyrell Escobar was free on bond and making his first appearance in front of the judge, when the magistrate elected to remand him
  • That’s when Escobar took off running, hopping over a courtroom gate and getting out of the building

A man facing a weapons charge who escaped police inside a Queens courtroom on Wednesday has been found, police said.

Tyrell Escobar appeared in Queens Criminal Courthouse just before noon on Wednesday in regards to a June arrest for criminal possession of a weapon charge stemming from an allegation he fired a gun while at an Astoria basketball court, according to police.

The 22-year-old was free on bond and making his first appearance in front of the judge in the case, when the magistrate elected to remand him for reasons not immediately available, the source told News 4.

That’s when Escobar took off running, hopping over a courtroom gate and getting out of the building. Court officers chased after him but were unable to bring him into custody.

NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said that Escobar was dangerous and "known to be armed" but tweeted 2 hours later that he had been located.

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