Escapee caught after foot pursuit on coal train

A man who had escaped from the Lincoln Regional Center is back in custody after an Independence Day chase straight out of an action movie. 

July 5, 2024Updated: July 5, 2024
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

ULYSSES, Neb. -- A man who had escaped from the Lincoln Regional Center is back in custody after an Independence Day chase straight out of an action movie. 

47-year-old Justin Daro was arrested in southeast Nebraska on Thursday. 

The Nebraska State Patrol said Daro, who'd been missing since Tuesday, was located at a residence in the Butler County town of Ulysses. 

Authorities told News Channel Nebraska Daro fled in a vehicle southbound, eventually stopping near a railroad crossing south of Highway 34. 

The NSP told NCN Daro then climbed onto a stopped coal train and began running on top of the train cars. 

A trooper used a bean bag round to stop Daro and he was arrested on top of the train.

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