The Melissa Police Department was alerted to the possibility of the escaped inmate being in the area just after 1:45 p.m. Sunday.

An escaped inmate from Marion County, Alabama was captured after being located in a Buc-ee's parking lot in North Texas, officials said.

An escaped inmate from Alabama was was apprehended by authorities in Texas nearly 600 miles away. Pierson Anthony, 25, was being held at Hamilton Community Based Facility and Community Work Center in Marion County when,

Melissa police identified the suspect’s vehicle using flock camera technology. The vehicle was located at Buc-ee’s parking lot, police said.

An escaped inmate from Marion County in Alabama is back in custody after police in Melissa arrested him and an accomplice after they were found in the parking lot of a Buc-ee’s.

An escaped inmate from Marion County, Alabama, was arrested at a Buc-ee's parking lot in North Texas. MELISSA, Texas — Sometimes beaver nuggets and fresh brisket can be hard to resist — even for an escaped inmate.

An escaped Alabama prison inmate was arrested in Melissa, Texas, after the vehicle he was in was spotted as a Buc-ee's.

Texas' favorite pit stop has your back when you're on the go, but perhaps not when you're on the run. Police in North Texas said they caught up with an escaped Alabama inmate near the gas station chain's Melissa location.