Escaped inmate recaptured in Texas


Pierson Mckinnley Anthony escaped from the Alabama Department of Corrections in Hamilton over the weekend and was recaptured in Texas. Photo courtesy of Collins County Jail.

HAMILTON — Pierson Mckinnley Anthony, an inmate with the Alabama Department of Corrections in the Hamilton Community Based Facility and Community Work Center, escaped on Saturday, Jan. 25, at approximately 11:20 p.m. An escape report was issued by the ADOC at 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 26.
According to the escape report, Anthony was “suspected to have walked off of property.”
Anthony was described as a 25 year old white male with brown hair, brown eyes, a height of 5’4” and 120 lbs. He was reportedly wearing a state issued brown uniform.
Hours later, Anthony was reported recaptured by the Melissa, Texas Police Department, at 1:52 p.m. on Jan. 26, along with an accomplice. The recapture report stated Anthony surrendered without violence.


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