An escaped inmate from Marion County, Alabama was captured after being located in a Buc-ee's parking lot in North Texas, officials said.

The Melissa Police Department was alerted to the possibility of the escaped inmate being in the area just after 1:45 p.m. Sunday.

An escaped inmate from Alabama was was apprehended by authorities in Texas nearly 600 miles away. Pierson Anthony, 25, was being held at Hamilton Community Based Facility and Community Work Center in Marion County when,