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That ionia facility. we understand he fled on foot to the city of ionia where he car jacked the woman and the two headed to elkhart indiana where the woman managed to escape. they both went into a convenience store. she went into a restroom and called 911. he continued to travel on. now, the question, is he headed toward the chicago area, headed south. still, unclear. we do know from our affiliate, wood tv, that he may have family, friends or contacts in grand rapids, in that area. certainly, we are keeping in touch with occasions and getting the latest information and trying to pass it on as soon as we can. if you spot this guy, do not approach him, right? absolutely not. call the police. reporter: he is considered dangerous. george howell reporting live from chicago. so many movie-goers knowing that philip seymour hoffman knowing he was in a movie ....
Liberty. yesterday evening, we understand, that is when officials at the correctional facility, the ionia county correctional facility realized that the inmate was missing. we also got some more insight into exactly how this happened. according to surveillance video there, he got his hands on prison whites. this is a uniform that is associated with being in the kitchen. however, elliot was not assigned to the kitchen. he managed to get access to a part of that prison where he basically bent the wires, i should say. he bent the fence, saw that he was able to get out of the interior fence and the perimeter fence. he made his way to freedom. here is the thing. he made his way to the city of ionia and car jacked the woman and the two of them headed to elk heart, indiana. that is where we are learning a story about how a dispatcher helped this woman to escape. i want you to listen to some of this 911 audio. you can see what happened. take a listen. he doesn t say where exactly. he just sa ....