Inmate escapes from Watonwan County Jail

UPDATE: Leonardo Lopez Jr. was recaptured on Thursday. What follows is a modified version of the original story.

WATONWAN COUNTY, Minn. — An inmate who escaped from a southern Minnesota jail Monday evening is still at large as of Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The Watonwan County Sheriff's Office said 36-year-old Leonardo Lopez Jr. escaped just before 7 p.m. and his whereabouts are still unknown.

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The sheriff's office said several agencies conducted a search for Lopez in St. James, but did not find him.  

Authorities asked the public to report "anything suspicious or out of the ordinary." Anyone with information is asked to call 911 and discouraged from approaching or trying to apprehend Lopez.

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