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Alleged fugitive arrested 35 years later

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Investigators in Florida say they found a prisoner who escaped 35 years ago, while he was being evaluated at a hospital, working at another hospital.

A man identified as Michael Rinehart, 58, was arrested Wednesday outside his home in the Orlando area, WKMG-TV reported. He was using the name Harold Sexauer, but sheriff's deputies said his fingerprints matched Rinehart's.

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Rinehart had been on the lam since 1973. At the time, he was serving a 5-year sentence for theft in Hillsborough County.

Investigators said they got a tip that Rinehart was working at Florida Hospital.

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