Arkansas Jail Escapee Recaptured in North Texas

Police in McGehee say an escape from the city jail has been recaptured in Texas.

Police Chief Jim White told reporters that authorities acting on a tip found and arrested 40-year-old Jeremy Lynn Barnett on Friday in Sulphur Springs, Texas.

Barnett was being held at the McGehee Criminal Justice Facility on a parole violation and was awaiting bed space at Arkansas Department of Correction.

Police say he escaped Oct. 8 through a small hole in the recreation yard fence while the on-duty jail officer was distracted.

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