Man With Ties To Allentown Escapees Police Custody

A man with Allentown ties who escaped police custody may be on his way back to the area, authorities warn.

Hector Ruben Medina-Pagan
Photo Credit: *Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers*

10/04/2023 12:57 p.m.

Hector Ruben Medina-Pagan, 46, broke out from a transport van in Hazleton on March 24, said the Carbon County Sheriff's Office.

He is wanted on two parole warrants and now has a pending felony escape charge, they added.

Investigators believe he's headed back to Allentown or possibly Puerto Rico.

Medina-Pagan is described as 6-foot, 175 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information is asked to call the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office at 570-325-2821 ext. 3028 or submit an anonymous tip online.

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