Inmate captured after escape amid hospital visit

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) – A jail inmate who overpowered a Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy and escaped is back in custody.

Deputies tell local media outlets 39-year-old Edward Moore was captured Saturday at a gas station in Fayetteville. Moore had been on the run since Wednesday, when he got away from the officer who was taking him to a hospital for a requested treatment.

Authorities say the shackled inmate managed to get a weapon from the officer, stole a van and drove off Moore had been in jail to face multiple weapons charges and robbery with a dangerous weapon.

Authorities say he had a hostage with him when he was captured and that the person was not harmed.