Alabama inmate captured hours after escape

Prison officials say an Alabama inmate is back in custody hours after he fled a correctional facility near the Gulf Coast.

Posted: Oct 20, 2017 8:04 AM

Updated: Oct 20, 2017 8:04 AM

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Prison officials say an Alabama inmate is back in custody hours after he fled a correctional facility near the Gulf Coast.

The Department of Corrections says 40-year-old William Shawn Foster was arrested early Wednesday after Conecuh County deputies saw him driving a stolen vehicle on Interstate 65.

A prison system statement says the man was taken into custody after a brief chase.

Foster is serving a 20-year sentence after being convicted on drug charges in Madison County. He was serving time at the Loxley Work Release Center when he was reported missing Tuesday night.

Officials say Foster will now face additional charges for escape.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

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Cases: 517138

Reported Deaths: 10306

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DeSoto	33512	432
Hinds	32826	644
Jackson	24938	392
Rankin	22621	405
Lee	16564	245
Madison	14986	283
Jones	14195	248
Forrest	13865	260
Lauderdale	12343	323
Lowndes	11401	193
Lamar	10715	140
Pearl River	9762	244
Lafayette	8898	143
Hancock	7854	132
Washington	7562	169
Oktibbeha	7246	138
Monroe	7106	179
Pontotoc	7071	110
Warren	6915	179
Panola	6815	136
Neshoba	6762	210
Marshall	6751	142
Bolivar	6484	151
Union	6470	99
Alcorn	5969	108
Pike	5953	157
Lincoln	5550	136
George	5113	80
Prentiss	5110	86
Tippah	4984	83
Itawamba	4916	107
Scott	4795	99
Tate	4790	118
Adams	4789	125
Leflore	4765	144
Copiah	4589	95
Simpson	4587	117
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Wayne	4443	72
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Sunflower	4338	106
Marion	4313	112
Coahoma	4263	111
Leake	4144	91
Newton	3964	82
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Grenada	3799	109
Stone	3664	66
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Clay	3143	78
Clarke	3020	95
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Holmes	2737	89
Smith	2714	52
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Tallahatchie	2331	53
Greene	2255	49
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Lawrence	2211	42
Perry	2146	56
Amite	2106	57
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Carroll	1763	41
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Tunica	1641	39
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Kemper	1456	41
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Claiborne	1349	39
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Sharkey	653	21
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Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 849409

Reported Deaths: 16199

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Lee	25712	264
Calhoun	22652	520
Morgan	22569	411
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Marshall	18878	318
Houston	17806	426
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Limestone	16220	222
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Talladega	14275	302
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Walker	12202	380
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Jackson	10237	196
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Perry	1419	40
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