An escaped prisoner in Charlotte North Carolina was able to survive on the run since June by living in a vacant Circuit City. Jeffery Manchester was able to reroute water from the Toys R Us next door and survived on stolen baby food in a 4 by 10 closet.

"I've never seen anybody so determined," said Officer Fred Allen, who spotted the hideaway Sunday. "He wasn't going to make a stupid mistake. We had to find him."

Manchester was four years into a 45-year robbery sentence when he disappeared from the Brown Creek Correctional Institution on June 15. Authorities say he escaped by clinging to the undercarriage of a truck.

Manchester, 33, now is accused of robbing the Toys R Us Dec. 26, then setting fire to a dentist's office. Police think he had dental work done while he was on the lam and set the fire to hide his records.

He also had dental work done while he was out.

I would imagine that living in a Circuit City closet, eating baby food and watching the same movie would be like being in prisonexcept for the prison sex.

Niobe

I'm lost

April 2003

JAN 09, 2005 09:02 AM

Wow. That is crazy.

I can't wait for them to make a movie out of this.

Snottlebocket

Netherlands

March 2004

JAN 09, 2005 09:05 AM

jezus fortyfive years for robbery, in my country a guy got sentenced for repeatedly raping a nine year old girl yesterday, he got one year and four months.

why can't judges think of sentences that fit the crime.

SnakePlissken

Corvallis, OR

December 2002

JAN 09, 2005 09:07 AM

But how did he keep the zombies out?

Gwendolyn

SUICIDEGIRL

Indiana, USA

JAN 09, 2005 09:16 AM

christopher said:
I would imagine that living in a Circuit City closet, eating baby food and watching the same movie would be like being in prison...

That's what I was thinking. I mean, I like baby food and all, but I think I'd rather eat prison food after a while. And Spiderman 2 is good, but you can really only watch a movie so many times.

m0unds

Rio Rancho, NM

April 2003

JAN 09, 2005 10:17 AM

Gwendolyn said:

christopher said:
I would imagine that living in a Circuit City closet, eating baby food and watching the same movie would be like being in prison...

That's what I was thinking. I mean, I like baby food and all, but I think I'd rather eat prison food after a while. And Spiderman 2 is good, but you can really only watch a movie so many times.

hahahahahahahaha, my thoughts exactly... i'd rather be in prison, i think-- at least they have cable.

toothpickmoe

Los Angeles, CA

May 2004

JAN 09, 2005 10:27 AM

It's the principle of the thing...

clintron

Portsmouth, NH

September 2003

JAN 09, 2005 10:40 AM

But he was still 'free'

ninetysevencents

Rochester, NY

August 2003

JAN 09, 2005 10:50 AM

6+ months in Circuit City? I don't know anyone who could work there longer than 4. I think he's served his time.

FREE MANCHESTER!

ayurvedium

I'm lost

November 2003

JAN 09, 2005 10:55 AM

see, i knew i couldn't be teh only one this sorta thing happens to while shopping at teh circuit city.

[Edited on Jan 09, 2005 1:26PM]

dixiehelle

I'm lost

October 2004

JAN 09, 2005 10:58 AM

he must of had a hell of toothache

jewcy

Brooklyn, NY

July 2004

JAN 09, 2005 11:06 AM

that guy rules.

SonOfMorrissey

Carmichael, CA

November 2003

JAN 09, 2005 11:47 AM

This guy was known as the 'rooftop robber' and is ex special forces. My buddy's dad was part of the team that tracked him down. The guy is HARD CORE and some of the robberies he pulled off in Sacramento ( my hometown ) were crazy. He was methodical and planned everything. Took them years to finally catch him. My friend's dad went ape shit when he heard the guy escaped.

Selusa

Beaumont, TX

August 2004

JAN 09, 2005 11:48 AM

wow people will do anything...

Now only if he was pregnant and it was a walmart instead of a circuit city they could have made a movie about him... oh wait, nevermind.

EndedBen

Grand Rapids, MI

August 2004

JAN 09, 2005 11:50 AM

Yes! This guy rules!! Ex-Special Forces, Spider-Man watching, clean teeth having dynamo!