An escaped inmate from Alabama was apprehended at a Buc-ee's in Melissa, Texas, Sunday afternoon. Pierson McKinnley Anthony, 25, was tracked using Flock camera technology and taken into custody following a traffic stop. The driver of the vehicle, who had an active warrant for aiding Anthony's escape, was also arrested. Both individuals are currently in the Collin County Jail awaiting extradition to Alabama.
An escaped inmate from Alabama was captured Sunday afternoon at the Buc-ee’s in Melissa.Melissa police were alerted to a vehicle linked to the inmate’s escape after a Flock camera flagged it near the Buc-ee’s in Anna around 4:45 p.m. on Jan. 26.The inmate, identified as 25-year-old Pierson McKinnley Anthony, was located in the parking lot. When the vehicle exited and began driving north on the frontage road, officers conducted a high-risk felony traffic stop.Anthony surrendered without incident.
Both Anthony and the driver were taken into custody and remain in the Collin County Jail while awaiting extradition to Alabama.Anthony has been charged with a third-degree felony.Anthony escaped custody in Marion County, Alabama, more than 600 miles from Melissa. The drive from Marion County to the Buc-ee’s location takes about nine and a half hours without traffic.
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