Members of multiple police departments gathered on the steps of the Delaware County Courthouse Thursday after capturing escaped prisoner Taqwa Wilson. Read more Jose F. Moreno / Staff Photographer

by Rob Tornoe , Ximena Conde , and Nate File Updated May 29, 2025, 11:47 a.m. ET | Published May 29, 2025, 10:10 a.m. ET

A prisoner who escaped from officers at the Delaware County Courthouse in Media on Thursday morning is back in police custody.

Taqwa Wilson, 22, remained on the run for several hours after escaping from officers around 8:30 a.m. prior to entering the courthouse, Delaware County Sheriff Jerry L. Sanders Jr. said during a news conference Thursday morning.

“The citizens of Delaware County are safe, and inmate Wilson has been returned to custody,” Sanders

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