# Escaped prisoner from Puerto Rico caught in Lee County after nearly 40 years on the run

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Updated: 11:20 PM EST Mar 7, 2025

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A man who escaped a Puerto Rican prison nearly 40 years ago was caught by Lee County deputies on Friday.

According to the , authorities in Puerto Rico reached out to LCSO about Jorge Milla-Valdes, who they believed was living in Lee County, hiding under the name Luis Aguirre.

He also had a criminal history under the name Luis Aguirre that included charges of robbery and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in Monroe County.

Milla-Valdes escaped from a prison in Puerto Rico in 1987, LCSO said. LCSO's Fugitive Warrants Unit searched for Milla-Valdes and obtained the original 1986 fingerprints from Puerto Rico and a set from his run-ins with Monroe County.

The fingerprints were matched, and two hours later, Milla-Valdes was found in Fort Myers Shores and taken into custody.

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