Anthony Moret (Charlotte County Sheriff's Office)
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - An escaped inmate convicted of murder in Georgia is back in custody after troopers found him walking down Interstate 75 in Florida.
Officials say 67-year-old Anthony Moret escaped from Valdosta Transitional Center, where he was serving a life sentence with the possibility for parole for murder.
FOX 13 Tampa reports a trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol spotted Moret walking along I-75 in Charlotte County Saturday morning.
The Georgia Department of Corrections said law enforcement across the state are looking for Anthony Moret, who officials said left Valdosta Transitional Center. (Department of Corrections)
After running a wants and warrants check, the trooper discovered Moret was wanted for escaping and arrested him without incident.
The escaped inmate is now in the Charlotte County Jail awaiting extradition.
Georgia Department of Corrections records say Moret is serving time for murder and armed robbery dating back to the 1970s.
The inmate was reported to have tried to escape twice before in 1976 and 1985.
FOX News contributed to this report. A previous version of this story incorrectly reported Moret's sentence based on information provided by authorities in Florida. The Georgia Department of Corrects says Moret was serving life with the possibility of parole.