SANDERS COUNTY, Montana — A homicide suspect who was initially believed to be in Utah but later captured in Montana for a 2011 murder that happened in Michigan escaped custody Sunday but was later found and apprehended.
Chadwick Shane Mobley, 42, was labeled as a person of interest in a murder case and was previously seen in Corinne, Utah in early June.
Though he was previously named only as a person of interest, the Sanders County Montana Sheriff's Office called him a suspect.
More than two weeks after Utah officials began looking for Mobley, he was located and taken into custody in Lincoln County, Montana.
Then on Sunday morning, he escaped from custody during transport from Lincoln County to another destination.
Officials reported that on Sunday at 9:58 a.m., a neighboring county was taking Mobley through Sanders County, Montana when he removed his own handcuffs and ankle shackles and ran away.
He escaped custody near the Plains Town Pump, local officials reported.
Then Monday around 6 p.m., he was recaptured near River Road West in Plains, the sheriff's office said. He was reportedly spotted by citizens who then called to report that they saw him. In a Facebook post, law enforcement officials thanked the witnesses and dispatchers who made the arrest possible.
"Great work by all, together we made a difference! Not just for our community, but for the victims of the crimes he is suspected of, and being charged with," the sheriff's office wrote.
