A local inmate is back in custody after police say he escaped into Butler County on Sunday.
Pennsylvania State Police were notified around 10:44 a.m. of an escaped convict at the Fairground Market in Prospect, according to a release.
The 911 caller said the inmate, identified as 33-year-old Dustin Miller, was out of the Mercer County Jail on a four-hour furlough to pick up items for an upcoming work release program.
However, Miller reportedly ran into a tree line while stopping at the Fairground Market, carrying a grocery bag of clothes.
Miller was due back at the Mercer County Jail at noon.
He is currently serving a one-to-three-year jail sentence for a fleeing or attempting to elude an officer conviction, PSP says.
A state police spokesperson confirms to Channel 11 that Miller has been apprehended and is in police custody. Details about his arrest were not immediately available.
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