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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Prison escapee caught in Lavonia

A high-profile prison escapee is now behind bars.

Apparently it took officers hours to realize they had 52-year-old Johnny Mack Brown in custody. Brown has been on the run for four weeks after fleeing Hays State Prison in northwest Georgia.

Authorities caught him in Lavonia, near South Carolina. Brown had dyed his hair, grew a beard and shed many pounds.

An inmate who escaped with Brown remains at large.

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