The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services say an inmate who walked away from the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln and never returned has been arrested.
The NDCS says on Friday, Brandon Britton was taken into custody after leading officers on a six-mile chase in Franklin County, Texas. He was arrested through the cooperative efforts of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Ranger Division and the U.S. Marshals Service in the Eastern District of Texas. Britton has been charged with felony evading arrest along with other misdemeanors.
Prison officials say on May 21st, Britton and another inmate, Ronald Taylor, left their electronic monitoring devices lying in the area of Highway 77 and West Van Dorn Street in Lincoln.
Britton is serving a 10 year sentence for convictions in Seward and Douglas counties that include first degree assault, methamphetamine charges and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. His sentence started January 23, 2018.
Taylor is serving a sentence of 24 years and nine months to 54 years on charges out of Custer and Lancaster counties that include escape, possession of a controlled substance, assault by a confined person, theft and possession of methamphetamine. His current whereabouts are unknown.
Taylor is still at large and is described as a 52-year old white man, 6’2”, 255 lbs. with auburn hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information about him should contact local authorities or the Nebraska State Patrol.