MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was caught by the Oxford Police Department (OPD) and is back in custody after escaping from the Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility.
OPD responded to a call on Highway 6 East near the city limits of Oxford, to help find a fugitive.
An officer, parked on Highway 6, spotted a car that matched the suspect's description and made a traffic stop.
The suspect, Ryan Burks, 39, was arrested on charges of felony fleeing in a motor vehicle and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.
Burks has been transferred to the Carroll County Sheriff's Department, where he is expected to face additional charges.
ABC24 has reached out to OPD and is waiting to hear back about how Burks escaped the facility.
