PLAINVIEW, Texas — An hourslong manhunt for an escaped Texas prison inmate convicted of committing violent crimes is now over.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says Trent Thompson escaped from the Formby State Jail, which is between Amarillo and Lubbock, late Saturday night. Thompson was captured in Coleman, about 50 miles southeast of Abilene, just before noon on Sunday.
According to authorities, Thompson, 22, will face felony escape charges now that he's been captured.
Thompson was convicted on three counts of aggravated robbery out of Taylor County and Coleman County. He was also convicted of aggravated assault on a public servant in Coleman County.
Details on how Thompson managed to get away were not released.