Man who escaped Southeast Missouri jail captured

Monday, June 15, 2009 ~ Updated 9:39 AM

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Freedom for a Butler County jail trusty who ran from a work detail Friday was relatively short-lived. Richard Matthew Trice, 23, was arrested about midnight, slightly more that 12 hours after his escape.

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