ROME, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia inmate accused of escaping from the Floyd County Courthouse has been captured after a nearly 10-hour search by police.
News outlets report that 26-year-old Dustin Cotton was caught near the Etowah River around 10 p.m. on Monday.
Rome police Lt. Joseph Costolnick says Cotton ran from the courthouse around noon after asking to use the restroom and left his jail-issued orange shirt and leg shackles nearby.
Cotton was due in court for a judge to consider revoking a previous probation sentence on Monday based on other charges the man faces.
The Floyd County District Attorney’s office said Cotton faces two counts of armed robbery and 17 other charges including aggravated assault, stalking, kidnapping, hijacking a motor vehicle and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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This story has been corrected to show that a judge was not expected to sentence Cotton to probation. Cotton was due in court for a judge to consider revoking his probation due to charges he was facing that violated the conditions of probation.
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