WALLACE, Idaho — A fugitive’s escape from the Shoshone County Jail ended when he entered the property of a Marine and former law enforcement officer.
KXLY-TV in Spokane reported that Roy Bieluch broke out of the jail on Tuesday night after crawling through the ceiling of a storage closet. He bolted past a cleaning woman when she opened the door.
Bieluch made his way south of Wallace and ended up in Brian Becker’s yard. When Becker’s dog started barking, the Marine grabbed his pistol and went to investigate.
Becker found Bieluch hiding near a tree and recognized the fugitive from his mugshot. When Bieluch refused to take his hands out of his pockets and stepped toward Becker, the Marine shot him in the leg.
Bieluch was taken to the Kootenai County Jail and is facing a new felony escape charge.
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