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Sanford Police: Man who escaped from custody recaptured

By FOX 35 News Staff
Updated  April 2, 2021 12:58pm EDT
Sanford
FOX 35 Orlando

Sanford Police: Search ongoing for man who escaped from custody

They said that the man, identified as Salvador Cedilla, escaped at 1:54 p.m. in the area of Lake Mary Boulevard and Mellonville Avenue.

SANFORD, Fla. - The Sanford Police Department said on Friday that they have recaptured a man that escaped from their custody.

"Cedilla was located without further incident and has been transported to John E. Polk Correctional Facility," the department tweeted in an update. 

The man, identified as Salvador Cedilla, escaped at 1:54 p.m. in the area of Lake Mary Boulevard and Mellonville Avenue. 

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Sanford Police: Search ongoing for man who escaped from custody

The Sanford Police Department said on Thursday that they are searching for an arrested man that escaped from their custody. If you see him, do not approach him. Call 911 immediately.

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