Prisoner Who Fled Van, Captured in North Texas

Michael Rimmer found in Palo Pinto County

A prisoner who fled from a van transporting him to Florida has been apprehended about 70 miles from the North Texas town where he escaped.

Olney Police Chief Barry Roberts said Michael Rimmer was found by a Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Dputy Sunday morning near a road. He was taken to the Palo Pinto County Jail without incident.

A detention officer said Rimmer was being held without bond. 

Rimmer escaped in Olney about 1 a.m. Saturday when the van in which he and other prisoners were traveling stopped at a convenience store.

The prisoners were being transported by a private company from Louisiana to Florida.

Roberts said Rimmer has a criminal history that includes assaulting a police officer and drug dealing. 

Olney is about 100 miles northwest of Fort Worth.

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