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Coyotes help track down fugitive

Posted October 24, 2014 1:00 am

Associated Press

A pack of coyotes in Illinois has proved to be pivotal in the capture of an Iowa fugitive.

The Muscatine (Iowa) Journal reports that 21-year-old Daniel Rice is back in Muscatine County custody, facing a charge of escape in addition to other allegations. He'd been taken from the Muscatine County Jail on Monday to a Muscatine hospital for treatment of a heart-related issue. Authorities say he slipped out of handcuffs there and fled.

Early Wednesday morning deputies in Rock Island County, Illinois, were dispatched after a call about a pack of coyotes chasing two men at the Loud Thunder Forest Preserve in Illinois City.

Rice called dispatch using a false name to report being chased by coyotes. When deputies arrived on the scene, they recognized Rice by the description they had, and a pacemaker scar on his chest. Rice was taken into custody and transported back to the Muscatine County Jail around 8:15 p.m.

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