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Fugitive Caught in SC After North Carolina Prison Escape
9 Dec, 2025
Summary
- Roy Burgess escaped a North Carolina prison on Sunday.
- Burgess was captured Monday morning in South Carolina.
- He was serving a sentence for larceny and has a long record.
A manhunt concluded Monday morning with the capture of Roy Burgess, an inmate who escaped from the Lincoln Correctional Center in North Carolina. Burgess, aged 42, had fled the minimum-security facility on Sunday afternoon, where he was serving a one-to-two-year sentence for larceny.
His escape triggered a swift response from authorities. Burgess was apprehended in South Carolina by a joint effort involving the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and York County sheriff's deputies, bringing a quick resolution to the incident.
Burgess, who possesses a criminal record of low-level felonies spanning almost two decades, will remain in South Carolina custody while awaiting extradition back to North Carolina. State agencies are continuing their investigation into how the escape occurred.
