LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska inmate has been captured in Texas after a police pursuit, authorities say.
The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services said that Brandon Britton was arrested Friday after a 6-mile (9.66 kilometers) pursuit by officers in Franklin County, Texas. He is charged with felony evading arrest and other misdemeanors.
Britton left the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln in May. He and Ronald Taylor are accused of discarding their electronic monitoring devices.
Britton is serving a 10-year sentence in Nebraska for first-degree assault, meth charges, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. He began his sentence Jan. 23, 2018.
Taylor’s current whereabouts are unknown. He is serving a sentence of 24 years and nine months to 54 years for charges of escape, possession of a controlled substance, assault by a confined person, theft, and possession of meth.
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