The Melissa Police Department was alerted to the possibility of the escaped inmate being in the area just after 1:45 p.m. Sunday.

An escaped inmate from Marion County, Alabama, was arrested at a Buc-ee's parking lot in North Texas. MELISSA, Texas — Sometimes beaver nuggets and fresh brisket can be hard to resist — even for an escaped inmate.

MPD said the car then exited the parking lot, heading north on the frontage road where police initiated a traffic stop. The escaped inmate and the driver of the car, who had an ac

An Alabama inmate escaped custody and made it more than 600 miles to Texas before license plate-identifying cameras spotted him at Buc-ee's in Melissa.