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Inmate recaptured in Tennessee after escaping from Huntsville construction site

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WHNT) – The Alabama Department of Corrections says an inmate who escaped on Sept. 30 has been recaptured.

Phillip Russell Deason, 66, was picked up around 9:45 a.m. Oct. 13 in Nashville by the Metro Nashville Police Department.

At the time of his escape, Deason was incarcerated at the North Alabama CBF/CWC under minimum community custody for Theft of Property I, with a sentence dating back to December 13, 1999.

According to ADOC, Deason surrendered and no violence was involved.

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