Key takeaways:
- Trent Thompson, a 22-year-old Texas inmate, escaped from the Formby State Jail in Plainview, Texas on Saturday night.
- Thompson was apprehended in Coleman, Texas, about 250 miles southeast of Plainview, at around 11:15 a.m. Sunday.
- Thompson had been convicted of three counts of aggravated robbery and an aggravated assault on a public servant.
A 22-year-old Texas inmate was apprehended Sunday after escaping from a West Texas prison the night before.
Trent Thompson was serving a lengthy sentence at the Formby State Jail in Plainview, Texas when he escaped around 11:14 p.m. Saturday night. According to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Thompson had climbed over a fence and stolen a vehicle.
Department of Criminal Justice spokeswoman Amanda Hernandez told the Associated Press that Thompson was captured in Coleman, Texas, about 250 miles southeast of Plainview, at around 11:15 a.m. Sunday.
Thompson had been convicted of three counts of aggravated robbery out of Taylor County and Coleman County, as well as an aggravated assault on a public servant out of Coleman County.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has not released any further details about the escape or Thompson’s capture. It is unclear if any other inmates were involved in the escape or if Thompson was apprehended alone.
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