Kentucky inmate escapes prison in correction officer’s car

DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) - An inmate who escaped from a Kentucky prison in a stolen correction officer’s car is back in custody.

Forty-four-year-old Kenneth Bolin was serving time on multiple counts of robbery. WKYT-TV cites a release from the Kentucky Department of Corrections director of communication, Lisa Lamb, that says Bolin overpowered an officer about 1:30 a.m. Monday. It says he then stole the officer’s key and escaped the Northpoint Training Center near Danville. The officer was not injured.

Bolin was arrested 45 minutes later in Anderson County.

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Information from: WKYT-TV, http://www.wkyt.com