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Homeless Man Gets 100k for Helping Catch Escaped Prisoner

$A 55-year-old homeless man who helped police to capture inmates who escaped from a Southern California prison will receive a $100,000 reward for his efforts. So reports NBC News.

The man, Matthew Hay-Chapman, recognized escaped inmates Hossein Nayeri and Jonathan Tieu, a convicted murderer, and followed them into a McDonald’s. He then alerted the police, who caught Nayeri after a brief chase. They found Tieu hiding nearby in a van.

Two Target employees who tipped off police after spotting Nayeri and a third escaped inmate, Bac Duong, will be awarded $15,000 each. The stolen van owner, Armando Damian, will receive $20,000.

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