RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — An inmate who ran from a jail in Western North Carolina was captured just hours after his escape.
The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office reports on Saturday, Nov. 26, around 5:14 p.m., inmate Aaron Nicholas Langley escaped from the detention center.
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Officials say Langley had been working as a kitchen trustee when he ran from the rear door of the facility while the trash was being taken out.
An investigation into the escape was conducted by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit, Road Patrol, K-9 Unit, General Investigations and Criminal Apprehension Team.
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Officials say Langley was arrested at an abandoned residence in Ellenboro at 11:33 p.m. that night.