Jail escapee found in Florida after seven weeks
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Posted 9:43AM on Saturday 15th June 2002 ( 22 years ago )
EASTMAN - A man who escaped from the Dodge County jail seven weeks ago has been captured in Panama City, Fla., officials said. <br>
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported that Glenn Gatlin was hiding out in a mobile home in Florida and captured without incident early Friday. <br>
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Gatlin is a former used car dealer facing 110 charges ranging from felony theft to writing bad checks. <br>
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He escaped April 26 after he was allowed to leave the jail with his attorney's clerk to work on his upcoming trial. He never returned. <br>
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Gatlin is being held in the Bay County jail pending extradition.
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