HOUSTON, TX-- An escapee from the Houghton County Jail is back in the United States after he was found in Costa Rica.
John Saatio was caught by Costa Rican police on June 2nd. He spent three weeks in a detention center before he escaped through a ventilation duct and ran again. Officials caught up with him 48 hours later.
Saatio was extradited to the U.S. last Saturday. ABC 10 says he’s now lodged at the Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas. Officials are working out the details to bring him back to Houghton.
