Escapee from Lilley Center recaptured

June 02, 2009 05:08 pm

BOLEY, Okla. (AP) — Police say an inmate who escaped from the John Lilley Correctional Center in Boley has been recaptured.

Authorities say 22-year-old Kenneth Smith was found along U.S. Highway 62 about a mile from the prison early Tuesday morning.

He escaped sometime after 9 p.m. Monday.

Prison officials say they're still trying to determine how Smith escaped.

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