Police: Bemidji Man Flees Custody, Found Hiding Under Desk In School
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A man who fled police after violating his probation was found hiding under a desk in a Bemidji elementary school Tuesday afternoon.
Bemidji police say 26-year-old Billie Joe Large escaped from custody at the Department of Corrections after he was caught with methamphetamine.
Police say Large ran across the street and into St. Philip's School on the 700 block of Beltrami Avenue Northwest.
Large was arrested without incident soon after in a third-floor classroom.
