Several Ohio schools placed on lockdown after man escapes ICE custody

Several schools in Hamilton County were placed on lockdown after a man escaped police custody on Tuesday, according to our media partner WCPO-9 TV.

Diyordjon Bakhtishodov, of Uzbekistan, escaped from the back of a law enforcement vehicle while being transported from the Warren County Jail to ICE’s Blue Ash office, according to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokesperson.

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“Officers notified local authorities of the situation, and the suspect was taken back into custody by ICE without further incident,” the ICE spokesperson said.

According to WCPO-9, Sycamore Community Schools said Maple Dale Elementary, E.H. Greene Intermediate School, Sycamore Junior High and the Sycamore District Office were placed on lockdown due to the active “law enforcement operation.”…

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