When Southern Desert Correctional Center officers arrived at Porfirio Duarte-Herrera’s cell on Tuesday morning, they expected to see the 42-year-old prisoner for his scheduled morning count.
Instead, according to authorities and local media reports, they found a dummy, possibly made out of cardboard, in his place—and learned they were days behind a convicted bomber on the lam.
On Thursday morning, after five days on the run and a $30,000 reward, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department say they found Duarte-Herrera and took him into custody. Police say they nabbed him in downtown Las Vegas after receiving a tip about an individual matching his description.
