Suspect Escapes Jail, Is Eaten by Crocodile

Reuters via iWon.com ^ | June 21, 2002 | Reuters

[Pern]

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - A 28-year-old Panamanian accused of killing a judge was eaten by a crocodile as he swam across a river after escaping from prison, police said on Thursday.

Oswaldo Martinez, accused of murdering judge Harmodio Mariscal on June 5 during a failed robbery in Panama City, was captured last week by police after fleeing to neighboring Costa Rica.

After being held in custody in Costa Rica, Martinez broke out of jail at the weekend and was aiming to reenter Panama through the dense jungle that divides the two Central American countries.

Martinez was eaten alive by the crocodile on Monday as he tried to swim across the River Terraba in southern Costa Rica, according to eyewitness reports confirmed by police on Thursday.

[Pern]

And you think you're having a bad day?

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

A Darwin candidate?

[BlueLancer]

Alligators should immediately be issued to all prisons and moats should be required to be constructed to accommodate them.

[RoughDobermann]

Crikey! Look at the size of that one coming after m.....

[Eric in the Ozarks]

More than just justice was served.

[Paradox]

Ooooh, I HATE when that happens..

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

"Bring me the fish."

- Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive, when told that the reason they couldn't find Richard Kimble's body is because he was probably eaten by a fish.

[dighton]

"The fence was easy, and not a guard in sight. Is this jail a joke or what?"

[Teacher317]

Crocodile Control, now!!!!

[Lexington Green]

HOMELAND SECURITY MEMO: Fill the Rio Grande with these crocs.

[Still Thinking]

Crocodile Control, now!!!!

It's for the convicts! If it saves just one Democrat, er, um, felon, isn't it worth any price??

[Pern]

Yes! That should be forwarded to Bush ASAP.

But then we'll have to kill them (the crocs) because they would be 'profiling' Mexicans.

[JesusIsLord]

What the article doesn't tell you is that the eyewitnesses were: Jose Martinez, Theresa Martinez, Chi Chi Martinez, Maria Martinez and Jorge Martinez.

[chiefqc]

Some days it's not worth getting out of bed!

[TennTuxedo]

Here in the United States his family would sue because the prison did not hire Steve "The Crocdile Hunter" out there to make this prisoner's escape route safe from Crocs.

[Michael_S]

WOW!! Something for everybody - Anti Crime activists and Animal Rights Wackos.

[TexasRepublic]

Alligators should immediately be issued to all prisons and moats should be required to be constructed to accommodate them.

Dang, you beat me to it! Great minds inhabit FreeRepublic!

[Orual]

Martinez broke out of jail at the weekend and was aiming to reenter Panama through the dense jungle that divides the two Central American countries.

If the crocodiles don't get you the bushmaster will.

[Orual]

Martinez broke out of jail at the weekend and was aiming to reenter Panama through the dense jungle that divides the two Central American countries.

If the crocodiles don't get you the Bushmaster will.

[Grim]

"Don't insult the crocodile, till after you've crossed the river."

--Old Panamanian Saying