(AP) – An Arkansas prison escapee who had been on the run for
more than three decades has been recaptured.The state Department of Corrections says 60-year-old Steven Dishman was
arrested Sunday at a home in Springdale in northwest Arkansas by local law
enforcement and state troopers. The department initially spelled Dishman’s first
name as Stephen.
more than three decades has been recaptured.The state Department of Corrections says 60-year-old Steven Dishman was
arrested Sunday at a home in Springdale in northwest Arkansas by local law
enforcement and state troopers. The department initially spelled Dishman’s first
name as Stephen.
Details of what led authorities to Dishman and his arrest were not immediately
released.
The corrections department says Dishman was serving a 7-year sentence for
theft of property and burglary convictions in Washington County when he escaped
on May 28, 1985.
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