Man who escaped while in Oklahoma City back in custody

 
From Staff Reports
Published: December 3, 2008

A man who walked out of federal court during a revocation hearing in late November is back in custody.

William Hershell Smiley, 41, contacted the U.S. Marshal’s office on Tuesday and was arrested without incident this morning, U.S. Deputy Marshal Kim Heath said.

Smiley did not say where he went after his Nov. 24 escape, but he has a girlfriend in the Oklahoma City area, Heath said.

“I don’t think he...


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