Man caught breaking out of a Colorado jail two days before his scheduled release

Escaping from prison seems like a last-ditch effort to sniff freedom. You wouldn’t try it if you had a chance to be released any time soon…right?

A man named Lucas Brown was caught escaping from a jail in Colorado last Thursday night. He was only on the loose for 35 minutes.

And get this – he was supposed to be released just two days later. Now, that won’t be happening.

Lucas was working as a “kitchen trustee” and was cleaning up for the night. He went out to take out the trash and just ran off.

Here’s another twist: he was previously caught escaping back in 2017, so he shouldn’t have qualified to be in a “trustee” position with outdoor access. He had the role for about a month, but didn’t try to make a run for it until last week.

Lucas was serving a 90 day-sentence. There’s no word how much extra time is being tacked on due to the escape attempt.