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An inmate who escaped from the Houghton County Jail last summer may be back in the area.
The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office says they received a tip just before 11am Thursday that escaped inmate John Saatio was seen walking on US-41 near the Michigan Tech Campus.
After searching the Houghton/Hancock areas, deputies and local police were unable to find anyone matching Saatio’s description.
A detective from the sheriff’s office talked to the eye witness and found that it is a high possibility that the person seen was in fact Saatio.
He was seen wearing a black ball cap, black jacket, blue jeans and glasses.
The witness said the face was skinnier and he had a slight beard.
Saatio went missing on June 19, 2015 after he escaped coming back from a court appearance at the Houghton County Courthouse.
Anyone seeing a person matching his description is asked to call 911 or the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office at 906-482-0055.
