Alaska State Troopers in Ketchikan reported via a trooper dispatch on Saturday that an inmate with the Ketchikan Correctional Center attempted to escape from custody at the Ketchikan Courthouse on Friday.

Troopers reported that 26-year-old Tiffany Martinez, who has open cases for indecent exposure and vehicle theft, attempted to escape after her hearing.

It was reported that Martinez broke away from Court Services Officers and fled through the courthouse parking garage before she was re-apprehended by the officers.

As a result of her escape attempt, Martinez was charged with Attempted Escape III and Resisting Arrest.

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