Escaped Georgia inmate recaptured after months on the run
BROXTON, Ga. (FOX 5 Atlanta) - A Carroll County inmate who has been on the run for months since escaping a work detail is back in custody after being caught on Monday.
Tommy Shane Morton, a state inmate, had walked away during a work detail near East Ranchette Road at Taylors Gin Road in Temple, Georgia, in May.
Morton was serving 10 years in prison for charges including manufacturing drugs, theft, and burglary.
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On Monday, officials announced that Morton had been recaptured by the Georgia Corrections' Fugitive Apprehension Unit in Broxton.
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Investigators have not said how they discovered where Morton was living or what his additional charges will be.