BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – An escaped suspect is back in custody Thursday after a brief manhunt near Fort Lauderdale.
A representative from the Broward Sheriff’s Office said Marchellus Vyfhuis somehow managed to get away from deputies Thursday morning in the area of Northwest 27th Avenue and 14th Street.
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Deputies recaptured him shortly later.
Authorities said Vyfhuis was initially picked up on a warrant for habitually driving without a license.
Police told Local 10 News in February that Vyfhuis was also wanted in connection with a rape in Lauderhill.
According to police, three men, including Vyfhuis, picked up a woman in August 2015 and offered to give her a ride home. Instead, the men raped her before dropping her off at a Shell gas station in Lauderhill, police said.
It's unclear whether the other two men have been captured.