Prison escappe recaptured

Word was received in Oconee County today that a prisoner who escaped from a North Carolina penal facility last week has been captured in Pennsylvania. The recaptured inmate, Kevin B. Adams, had ties to Oconee County. At the time of his escape Lenoir, North Carolina authorities believed Adams might be in the company of his wife, Christy. This afternoon Jimmy Watt, public information officer for the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, said, “I received word today that both subjects were located this morning in Bedford, Pa.” Bedford is a small town in south central Pennsylvania.