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Accused criminal escapes from NYPD custody by wriggling out of handcuffs
Joseph King, 21, was being escorted into the downtown Brooklyn holding facility at 120 Schermerhorn Street around 5:45 p.m. Monday when he managed to wriggle one of his hands out of the cuffs, cops…
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Accused criminal escapes from NYPD custody by wriggling out of handcuffs
By
Amanda Woods
May 9, 2023 11:16am
Updated
It’s a stunt fit for Harry Houdini.
An accused criminal was on the lam Tuesday after escaping from cops — by wriggling out of his handcuffs in Brooklyn, the NYPD said.
Joseph King, 21, pulled the disappearing act as he was being brought to Brooklyn Central Booking around 5:45 p.m. Monday on grand larceny and assault charges connected to a domestic incident, police said.
King managed to wriggle one of his hands out of the cuffs and then ran off into the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Street subway station, cops said.
Joseph King, 21, pulled a Houdini move and escaped as NYPD cops led him into Brooklyn Central Booking this week, police said Tuesday. NYPDThe NYPD on Tuesday released a mugshot of King, seen with a neck tattoo and wearing a multi-colored shirt.
A surveillance image appears to show him running with one handcuff still attached to one hand.