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Franklin County officials catch escaped inmate

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Mitchell escaped from Marion County on May 17. Mitchell escaped from Marion County on May 17.

Franklin County officials captured an escaped inmate from Marion County Friday morning.

The Alabama Department of Corrections issued an escapee notice for Samuel Brandon Mitchell Thursday.

He disappeared from the Hamilton Community Work Center in Marion County. Officials said that Mitchell was unaccounted for during bed count on May 17. A search of the facility produced negative results.

He was sentenced in December of 2009 for theft of property and was set to be released April 24, 2029.

He remains in Franklin County Jail awaiting extradition.

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