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A prisoner being taken from the Boulder County Jail to Nebraska slipped from his handcuffs and assaulted a guard, escaping briefly before being recaptured, police said.
The incident happened about 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at a truck stop near Colorado Highway 52 and I-25, according to a Frederick Police Department media release.
Several people tried to aid the private security guard, but the prisoner was able to get away. A Dacono police officer responding to the escape captured the prisoner.
The guard suffered injuries that are not serious, police said.He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette.
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