New Jersey Prison Escapee Is Caught 23 Years Later In Florida

A file mugshot of Enrique Silva, and a current mugshot of Silva. New Jersey Department of Corrections

A man who fled from custody in New Jersey was caught in Florida—23 years later.

Enrique Silva, now 73, was captured by U.S. Marshals after trying to flee a home in Orlando on Thursday morning, March 8, in the culmination of a Department of Correction (DOC) operation.