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Cops: Attempted Murder Suspect Who Ran Off In Handcuffs Recaptured

NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) -- Police have re-captured a suspect who escaped from custody, wearing handcuffs, in June.

Tareek Arnold, 23, ran away from officers in the 32nd Precinct in Harlem. He was originally wanted for attempted murder.

The officers were taking Arnold to a waiting vehicle when police said he made his move, running west on West 135th Street near Frederick Douglass Boulevard, CBS2's Jessica Schneider reported in June.

Police said Arnold escaped after he used his body to push one of the plainclothes officers to the ground as they left the precinct.

Nearby surveillance cameras were rolling as Arnold bolted down the street, his hands bound behind his back handcuffs, as two detectives ran behind him trying to catch up, CBS2's Janelle Burrell reported at the time.

His escape triggered a manhunt in Harlem.

He was first believed to have run into a nearby apartment building on St. Nicholas Avenue where residents were told to stay inside for two hours as a massive police response flooded the area.

"I just came home from work, and I went to pull up, and while I pulled up, I seen one car pulling up there — and three cops jumped out the car," one woman said.

Arnold was being taken to Central Booking, where he was supposed to be arraigned on attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting at a man four times, critically injuring him the night of June 8.

A woman with whom Arnold lives at 2400 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. did not want to show her face as she defended him.

"He's not a bad person at all, he just lives in a bad neighborhood," she told Burrell. "He's a good kid."

When Burrell said Arnold was accused of shooting at a man and trying to kill him, the woman replied, "A man that killed a man."

Arnold has a violent history with nine prior arrests including assaults, Schneider reported.

There were no details on his capture, Monday night.

 

 

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