Mississippi inmate who tied up jail guard back in custody, officials say
An inmate accused of breaking out of Mississippi jail by tying up a guard and stealing his pickup truck has been recaptured, officials said.
Mississippi Department of Corrections officials said 37-year-old Eugene Robinson was taken into custody after spending three days on the run.
Local media report that Robinson was found by law officers in the Mathiston area, and taken to a Starkville hospital.
Authorities said Robinson had escaped Saturday night from the George County Regional Correctional Facility.
Robinson, in prison since 2003, was serving a 30-year sentence.
George County Sheriff Keith Havard said Robinson was a trusty, saying that status gave him access to areas outside secured areas of the jail. Authorities said Robinson escaped and took the officer's 2000 GMC Sonoma pickup, with a Greene County license plate.
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