One of 2 prison escapees found hiding in storm drain

Inmate Armon Dixon, 37-years old, and inmate Timothy Clausen, 52-years old, are considered unsafe and should not be approached.

Earlier at 11:12 a.m., law officer responded to a reported a physical assault in the 5900 block of Norfolk Drive in Lincoln.

The documents say a 911 caller reported seeing two men dressed as inmates running Friday in an area where the truck stopped at an intersection. Based on the women’s descriptions, police believed Dixon was the attacker. A 20-year-old female victim was treated and released.

Dixon was captured Saturday after a massive manhunt in Lincoln, but Clausen remains at large. A K-9 tracked him into a storm drain.

Dixon was caught and arrested at 2:10 p.m. on Saturday without incident. It took a while, but Dixon finally got out of the drain and gave himself up shortly after two o’clock.

State prisons director Scott Frakes said at a news conference Saturday that a failure to follow established security practices contributed to the escapes and said a criminal investigation was underway. A Nebraska State Patrol spokeswoman said the search for Clausen is focused on Omaha.

Clausen is black, 5-foot-8, 160 pounds with brown eyes. He does not have any distinguishing marks or tattoos and could be wearing his hair in cornrows or pulled back.

He was wearing tan trousers and a gray long-sleeved shirt.

“Our work is not over”, said Chief Jeff Bliemeister, Lincoln Police Dept.

“This is a multi-jurisdictional team effort to try to get these individuals into custody in a timely and a safely manner”, Jaime Galindo, U.S. Marshall’s Office.

“Both are serving lengthy sentences for violent crimes and are considered risky”, Lincoln police warned.

“We want citizens to know we are utilizing all available resources in the search for the remaining escapee”, said Col. Brad Rice, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol said late Friday afternoon. “My agency failed to carry out its mission of keeping the public safe”.