A 22\u002Dyear\u002Dold inmate was captured Sunday about 400 km from the West Texas prison he had escaped from hours earlier.
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Trent Thompson had last been seen at the Formby Unit in Plainview about 11:14 p.m. Saturday, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said. He was captured about 11:15 a.m. Sunday in Coleman, located southeast of Plainview.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Thompson had been convicted of three counts of aggravated robbery out of Taylor County and Coleman County, as well as an aggravated assault on a public servant out of Coleman County, the Department of Criminal Justice said. His projected release date was 2052.Last year, a grandfather and his four grandsons — whose ages ranged from 11 to 18 — were killed at their ranch in Central Texas by a convicted murderer who had escaped from a prison transport bus.
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