Escaped Prisoner Recaptured After 32 Years

Escaped Prisoner Recaptured After 32 Years
Steven Dishman in 1984 (L) and on June 25, 2017. Arkansas Department of Corrections
Petr Svab
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It was a warm cloudy day in Cummins, Arkansas, on May 28, 1985, Ronald Reagan was just starting his second term, “Back to the Future” was about to premiere, and Steven Dishman just escaped from the local state prison where he was serving seven years for multiple burglaries and theft.

And for 32 years, he remained uncaptured—until recently.

On Sunday, June 25, Dishman was taken into custody again. A person who met him around 1990, five years after the escaped, volunteered information last weekend that led troopers to a Springdale home where the lifetime fugitive was arrested, Arkansas Times reported.

Steven Dishman. (Screenshot/Arkansas Department of Correction)
Steven Dishman. Screenshot/Arkansas Department of Correction
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Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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