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Escaped inmate caught in Texarkana, AR.

By: Brian Kushida
Updated: July 20, 2012
After a two-day search, the man who reportedly escaped from a Texarkana correctional center is back in custody.

Authorities confirm 23-year-old Jessie Heath was arrested by Texarkana, Arkansas Police on Friday afternoon near Summit Drive and Highway 82.

Heath reportedly used torn sheets to drop through a window of the Southwest Arkansas Community Correction Center on Thursday, according to a statement released by the  Department of Community Correction.

A spokesperson says he's being kept at the Miller County Jail and now faces a felony escape charge.

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