Georgia Escapee Caught in Charlotte Hospital

CHARLOTTE, N.C. --

An escaped inmate from Georgia was captured Tuesday morning at a hospital in Charlotte. Jerry Jones, 44, was arrested by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) at Presbyterian Hospital.

Jones was a trustee who did custodian work cleaning the Burke County Sheriff's Office in Georgia. According to the Sherriff's Deptartment, Jones walked away from a work detail three weeks ago.

Jones was arrested in Georgia on July 26, 2008, on numerous charges including bringing a stolen vehicle into the state, terroristic threats and acts, obstructing and hindering a law enforcement officer, driving under the influence, giving a false name to an officer, no driver's license and unlawful use of a license plate.

Jones will now be charged with escape after he's sent back to Georgia from Charlotte.

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