(1) A person commits the crime of escape in the third degree if the person escapes from custody. (2) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person escaping or attempting to escape was in custody pursuant to an illegal arrest. (3) Escape in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
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