A 35-year-old man found guilty of theft and being a felon in possession of a gun is on the run after fleeing a sentencing at the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis.
According to the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, a judge sentenced Jarel Valdez Martin to five years in prison on his charges on Tuesday morning.
That’s when a woman with Martin handed him his phone, despite being told not to. When deputies asked for his phone, a “physical altercation ensued,” and Martin was able to break free and flee out of the courtroom, officials said…