Murder suspect escapes Polk County jail bus, is quickly captured

A suspect in two murders was free for a short time Friday morning after jumping out of a Polk County Jail transport bus near Interstate 235 in Des Moines, but he was quickly taken into custody again with the help of a construction worker.

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