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Airman Back In Custody After 2 Days On The Run

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)  - An Air Force airman is back in military custody after two days on the run.

Herbert Mullens was captured Friday in El Paso County. He slipped away after a pretrail hearing at Peterson Air Force Base.

Mullens had been in court facing several charges, including drunk driving and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. During a bathroom break he fled.

Authorities say Mullens spent the next two days in the forest between Woodland Park and Colorado Springs.

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