Joseph Budna escapes Guatemalan prison

Joseph Budna

Joseph Budna, a former freelance reporter, who gained notoriety for kidnappings in Guatemala is on the lam tonight. According to Prensa Libre, Budna had an illness and had to be taken to the hospital. It is from there that he managed to escape even though three officers stood watch at the hospital.  The guards have been taken into custody. Budna is serving a twenty-five years sentencing at a Guatemalan prison in Zacapa for crimes of kidnapping and extortion.