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Sheriff Lombardo to speak on capture of escaped NDOC inmate Porfirio Duarte-Herrera

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Posted at 11:23 AM, Sep 29, 2022
and last updated 2022-09-29 21:34:52-04

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Sheriff Joseph Lombardo has announced plans to hold a press conference to discuss the apprehension of escaped inmate Porfirio Duarte-Herrera on Thursday.

Duarte-Herrera was taken into custodyon Wednesday night by patrol officers from the LVMPD’s Downtown Area command in the 1400 block of North Eastern Avenue.

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This briefing will take place on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 1:30 p.m.

Sheriff Lombardo will be joined by United States Marshal for the District of Nevada, Gary Schofield and FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Las Vegas Field Office, Spencer Evans.

13 Action News will be in attendance at the conference and will live-stream the event.

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