DENVER — A prisoner briefly escaped from Texas deputies at the Denver International Airport on Friday morning and was able to run onto the tarmac.
The Denver Police Department said deputies with the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Texas were transporting a prisoner, who was identified as Brandon Chabaud by the sheriff's office, from Steamboat Springs to Denver. The flight, UA5559, arrived at gate B68 at 9:19 a.m. and the passengers deplaned, according to a statement from the airport.
The deputies were taking Chabaud to a connecting flight when he escaped.
Officers with DPD helped the deputies regain custody of Chabaud after he fled down the stairs from the terminal and ran onto the tarmac.
Sheriff Lane Mooney of Orange County said one of its deputies had a minor injury.
Chabaud is now in federal custody and faces federal charges.
DPD vehicles were seen near gate A40 for a Frontier Airlines flight.
No other details were immediately available.
