Felon escapes from Hennepin County courtroom after being sentenced to 60 months in prison
- Posted on June 24, 2025
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Felon escapes from Hennepin County courtroom after being sentenced to 60 months in prison

Jerel Valdez Martin, 35, of North St. Paul, is at large after he tussled with a sheriff’s deputy, escaped a the courtroom and fled down the stairs and out the doors of the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis on Tuesday morning.