By Associated Press - Wednesday, October 24, 2018

CHILDERSBURG, Ala. (AP) - Alabama corrections officials say one of two inmates who escaped from a work-release center has been captured.

A Department of Corrections news release says Mark Araujo (ah-RAH’-ho) and Jacob Burnett - both 39 years old - escaped Tuesday night from the Childersburg Work Release Center in Talladega County.

Araujo was found Wednesday in Marshall County at an apartment complex.

People were interested in these podcasts

Araujo already was serving a 15-year sentence for a 2016 theft conviction. Burnett was sentenced to 18 months in July for burglary.

Araujo had a parole hearing set for September 2019 and Burnett would have reached his end of sentence in December 2019. Both now face charges for the escape and other offenses.

Copyright © 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.

Please read our comment policy before commenting.