Bond set for man who escaped from police custody while in handcuffs

Police say Carlos Valladares caught while trying to swim across canal

Carlos Valladares is accused of escaping from police custody and trying to swim across a canal while still in handcuffs.

MIAMI – A man who escaped from police custody while in handcuffs will likely be spending his Thanksgiving in jail.

Carlos Valladares appeared before a Miami-Dade County judge, who set his bond at $20,500.

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West Miami police said Valladares escaped from their custody Wednesday.

Miami-Dade police said Valladares was eventually caught as he tried to swim across a canal near Northwest 73rd Avenue and Northwest 35th Street.

Valladares now faces charges of trespassing, burglary, criminal mischief, resisting an officer without violence and escaped prisoner.

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