A suspected child rapist fled from a police car during a Memphis snowstorm — and then turned back less than an hour later, having proved no match for the bone-chilling weather.
Demarkus Davis, 20, was being transported to the Shelby County Jail Sunday night as snow blanketed the streets of Memphis, when he somehow managed to escape from a patrol car while in handcuffs, according to the Memphis Police Department.
A corrections officer driving Davis over to Memphis police just before 11 p.m. to report an escaped inmate, who was wanted on a warrant charging him with two counts of child rape, Action News 5 station reported.
Memphis police released a description of the fleeing victim, revealing that he was wearing blue jeans and a hooded sweatshirt.
Suspected child rapist Demarkus Davis, 20, surrendered to Memphis police just 45 minutes after escaping custody during a snowstorm. Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
Temperatures in Memphis on Sunday plunged to 13 degrees as the snow piled up, making it a bad night for Davis to be out on the streets in his light clothing.
Less than 45 minutes after his brazen escape, David reportedly stopped a stranger and asked them to call the police so he could surrender.
He was picked up at about 11:35pm about half a mile from where he fled.
Davis jumped out of the corrections officer’s vehicle and took him to the jail while still in handcuffs. Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
Davis was booked into the county jail early Monday morning on two counts of child rape, as well as an additional escape charge that was brought after his brief escape.
He remained in jail Wednesday on $76,000 bond.
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