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20-Year-Old Inmate John Nino Escapes Custody at Sea-Tac Airport

Officials say this latest breach underscores growing vulnerabilities in airport prisoner transport

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Overview

  • Washington DOC says Nino, who was on community supervision for second-degree robbery and arrested in New Mexico days earlier, bolted from officers shortly before 8 p.m. through the Sea-Tac garage.
  • He was last seen running toward the airport light rail pedestrian bridge, crossing railroad tracks and heading for Highway 99 while wearing a red coat and gray sweatpants.
  • At 6 ft 2 in and 154 lb with a prominent facial tattoo, Nino remains at large as a multiagency manhunt urges the public to report sightings and avoid approaching him.
  • This incident follows two recent custody breaches at Sea-Tac, including a May escape by Sedric Stevenson and a July escape by an ICE detainee near the airport’s rental car facility.
  • Port of Seattle and state corrections leaders are reviewing transport protocols to address exposed security gaps in interstate prisoner movements.