2nd Mississippi Jail Escapee Found; Arrested in Texas

This image provided by the Hinds County Sheriff's Office shows Jerry Raynes, who was apprehended in Spring Valley, Texas days after he and three other inmates escaped Saturday night from the Raymond Detention Center near Jackson, Mississippi's capital. Hinds County Sheriff's Office via AP

JACKSON, Miss.—A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail last weekend and fled to Texas after allegedly stealing a public works vehicle has been arrested in Houston, authorities announced Thursday.

Jerry Raynes was apprehended days after he and three other inmates escaped Saturday night from the Raymond Detention Center near Jackson, Mississippi’s capital, Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said.