SECOND INMATE ESCAPE FROM SEATTLE AIRPORT IN THREE MONTHS RAISES SERIOUS SECURITY CONCERNS

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is once again under scrutiny after a second inmate escape in less than three months, raising serious questions about prisoner transport security procedures.

On Tuesday morning, 20-year-old burglary convict John Nino fled from two corrections officers while being escorted on the fourth floor of the airport parking garage. According to Port of Seattle officials, Nino ran toward the light rail system, crossed a pedestrian bridge, entered a major highway, and disappeared from sight.

Nino was being transferred from a New Mexico prison to community supervision in Washington state. Authorities say he previously violated supervision conditions by failing to attend meetings with his community corrections officer. He was last seen wearing a red coat, crossing railroad tracks toward Highway 99. Officials describe him as 6’2”, 154 pounds, with a cursive tattoo above his right eyebrow.

This incident follows the May 4 escape of Sedric Stevenson, 29, who was in custody on charges including assault on a law enforcement officer, methamphetamine possession, and unlawful firearm possession. Stevenson escaped from corrections officers at the same airport, boarded a light rail train while still in shackles, and remained at large for more than six weeks before being apprehended in June.

Two inmate escapes from the same location in such a short time frame underscore significant weaknesses in transport security protocols. Authorities are urging anyone who sees Nino to contact law enforcement immediately.