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| Dylan Aufdengarten and Jennifer Harmo |
A man thought he was free after he managed to escape during his work assignment.
Dylan Aufdengarten, 27, of North Platte, Nebraska, escaped while doing time at the Lincoln County Detention Center.
He was quickly caught and returned to jail after his girlfriend, who was the getaway driver, kicked him out of his car during an argument. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Aufdengarten was working at the North Platte Animal Shelter as part of a work program for prisoners.
He escaped, and got into a vehicle that was being driven by his 29-year-old girlfriend, Jennifer Harmon. Investigators said that the shelter staff was short handed when someone called in a false report of a vicious dog running loose. When some of the staff members went to check on the dog, Aufdengarten escaped.
Staff members called the Sheriff’s Office and reported Aufdengarten missing. A chase was initiated involving the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, North Platte Police and the Nebraska State Police. During the search, investigators spoke with Harmon, who admitted to being the getaway driver for Aufdengarten.
She told police that she kicked him out of the car five minutes after picking him up because he would not stop arguing with her. Harmon directed authorities to the location where she dropped him off. Aufdengarten was located and returned to jail.
Ironically, Aufdengarten was just 30 days from completing his sentence when he was caught and booked into jail on a new felony charge of escaping from custody. His girlfriend, Harmon, was also arrested and booked into jail for a felony charge of aiding and abetting the escape.