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Man who escaped psychiatric facility in Maine found three days later in New Hampshire

Man who escaped psychiatric facility in Maine found three days later in New Hampshire

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A detainee at Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta has been found after he escaped from the facility.

According to CBS 13 news, police 32-year-old Anthony Waack was assigned to the group home on July 13th and escaped within 24 hours.

He was tracked to a homeless camp outside Manchester, New Hampshire and taken into custody after a brief struggle with police on Sunday.

Waack was assigned to Riverview after he was found not criminally responsible for multiple charges of theft, burglary, and failing to stop for police in Androscoggin County.

He was brought back to Riverview on Monday and has now been charged with being a fugitive from justice.

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