July 4
Las Cruces, N.M. — A woman tried to escape from jail guards using baby powder, cocoa butter and lots of socks, deputies said.

Anita Thomas, 20, was able to wriggle out of leg irons because she was wearing six pairs of socks. She used cocoa butter as a lubricant to slide the leg irons and handcuffs from around her ankles and wrists.

Thomas, freed from restraints in a jail transport van outside Las Cruces Magistrate Court, threw baby powder at an officer, pushed him out of the way and tried to run past him.

She made it about two feet past the officer when he grabbed her, they said.

She struggled, but stopped when his partner drew his pistol and demanded she show him both her hands, authorities said. She then was put back in leg irons and handcuffs.
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Gotta give her credit for trying

Since when does one human, get to decide how another human lives their life.

I guess since forever? funny story though.

Hell yeah, and if that baby powder had been maybe a couple of bricks she might have made it!

Simple, but clever.

She obviously was inspired by Macgyver.

LMAO... aint it the truth!

she's really using her brain! nice try

Haha... cool. Smart woman, and desperate. I'd congragulate her on that.

if only she watched Chuck Norris more

i wonder how long she had been in for before she came up with the idea

Clever

Yeah and she prolly only stabbed a baby or something to get there in the first place.