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 in Alabama is back in custody after police in Melissa arrested him and an accomplice after they were found in the parking lot of a Buc-ee’s.

With north Alabama seeing consistently below freezing temperatures and a storm that dropped 3 to 5 inches of snow, Old Man Winter ushered in 2025 with a vengeance.

Sometimes beaver nuggets and fresh brisket can be hard to resist — even for an escaped inmate. According to the Melissa Police Department, officers were alerted to the possibility of an escaped inmate in the area,

Law enforcement officials confirm an Alabama inmate was captured at a Buc-ee's in Texas after traveling more than 600 miles away from the jail he escaped from.