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Escaped federal prisoner arrested near Versailles

By Hannah Falcon

Published April 28, 2024 3:28 PM

VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ)

An escaped federal prisoner was arrested south of Versailles early Saturday.

42-year-old Joseph Uman of Kansas City was arrested yesterday by Morgan County deputies after a car chase started by the Versailles Police Department, according to the Morgan County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies used a K-9 to track Uman after his car was found abandoned on Highway TT. Uman was found in an abandoned house and taken into custody after a fight with law enforcement.

He was arrested on a felony federal warrant and taken to the Morgan County jail after receiving medical treatment on scene.

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Hannah Falcon

Hannah joined the ABC 17 News Team from Houston, Texas, in June 2021. She graduated from Texas A&M University. She was editor of her school newspaper and interned with KPRC in Houston. Hannah also spent a semester in Washington, D.C., and loves political reporting.

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