A Claiborne County inmate is back in custody two weeks after escaping a work detail.
The Sheriff’s office says Larry Poore escaped from the Cumberland Gap area April the 14th.
The Sheriff’s office says they caught and arrested Poore early yesterday (Wednesday) near a home he used to live in the Oak Village Circle area.
He’ll now be facing an additional 5 years in jail on the escaping charges.
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