A one-year sentence was yesterday handed down to a resident of Linden, who admitted to escaping from police custody.
Lester Johnson, 20, a mason, admitted that on August 24th, at the Wismar Police Station, while in lawful custody pending an investigation for breaking and entering and larceny, he escaped.
He, however, denied a charge that on August 21st, at Half Mile, Wismar, Linden, he broke and entered the home of Tia Niewenkirk and stole a $45,000 phone.
