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| Escaped N.J. Convict Surrenders |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 09/07/2001 |
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A convicted killer who escaped from jail by pretending to be an injured visitor was apprehended Wednesday when he surrendered at a newspaper office. Terrence Brewer, 38, who was awaiting sentencing on the 1998 murder, escaped from the Mercer County Correction Center last Thursday. Wednesday evening, his bail bondsman called The Times of Trenton on Brewer's behalf. Brewer then talked to a reporter and said he wanted to surrender, Times managing editor Pete Callas said. 'He said he was tired of running,' Callas said. The newspaper called police when Brewer and the bail bondsman arrived. 'He said, 'I'm hurt. I can't do this,'' Callas said. Brewer injured his ankle when he jumped 30 feet from a jail wall to the sidewalk during the escape. He landed outside the visitors entrance, and stayed face down on the sidewalk, telling officers he had tripped and was in intense pain, authorities said. An ambulance was summoned, and Brewer hid his face from onlookers by raising his arms as if in pain, authorities said. He slipped out of the emergency room before jail authorities noticed a prisoner was missing. After his arrest Wednesday, he was treated for the ankle injury then taken to New Jersey State Prison in Trenton. Brewer was scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 14 to up to 90 years in prison for the 1998 murder. He was convicted on June 24 of shooting Andrew Powell to death during the street robbery. |
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