WATCH: Des Moines police capture suspect wanted by US Marshals
A suspect wanted by U.S. Marshals was taken into custody on Thursday.
U.S. Marshals were tracking the suspect, Robert Manuel Jr., 24, on Wednesday. The search was narrowed to a location on the south side of Des Moines, according to Sgt. Paul Parizek.
Parizek said Manuel had jumped out of a three-story window to get away on Wednesday.
Then on Thursday, two Des Moines officers spotted the suspect in a vehicle. When officers went to stop him, he jumped out and ran on foot, police reported.
"We set up a quick perimeter, used our K9s to track him to a residence," Parizek said.
The K9 unit led police to a Des Moines woman’s backyard. She was home with her grandchild. Police told her to lock her doors and stay inside.
Manuel was arrested without incident near East Livingston Avenue.
Manuel was originally sentenced on July 9, 2021, for a felony charge of possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to serve a 30-month term.
In July of 2022, Manuel was furloughed to a halfway house in Davenport. He escaped the halfway house in September.
Authorities began looking for Manuel and an arrest warrant was issued.
Police told KCCI that Manuel will have his initial appearance in front of a U.S. Magistrate within the next 24 hours.
Watch: Des Moines police capture suspect wanted by US Marshals