Calcasieu Deputies Arrest Escapted Inmate

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Calcasieu Parish sheriff's deputies say an inmate who walked off his litter detail in DeQuincy is back in jail.

The sheriff's office says 34-year-old Shane Hilton, considered a trusty, was arrested Friday morning at a mobile home park in Westland

When deputies arrived at the park, they found Hilton sitting in a truck he allegedly stole Thursday evening. He was taken into custody after a brief struggle.

Hilton fled at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday from his detail along Marcantel Road and Highway 27.

Hilton was booked with simple escape, theft of a motor vehicle, and resisting arrest.