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Man who escaped from ICE detention facility captured

Posted at 11:20 PM, Jul 10, 2019
and last updated 2019-07-11 07:24:52-04

UPDATE: Pierot Fangamou was recaptured Thursday at about 6:50 a.m. in the town Bowling Green, Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett. This is a developing story. 

CAROLINE COUNTY, Va. -- Police are searching for a man who escaped from a Caroline County ICE detention facility at noon Wednesday.

Pierot Fangamou scaled four rows of razor wire and a fence about 10 feet tall stood before taking off into the woods of Fort A.P. Hill.

Fangamou is a citizen of Guinea and entered ICE custody on May 9 after being released on criminal misdemeanor charges in Prince William County. A check of Fangamou's record shows charges for marijuana possession and several driving violations.

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