ENFIELD — US Marshals say they have captured Jerry Mercado, 25, who escaped the Carl Robinson Correctional Institution earlier this month.
The state Department of Correction said Wednesday that 25-year-old Jerry Mercado is in custody in Georgia.
Mercado escaped from the Carl Robinson Correctional Facility in Enfield, Connecticut on Jan. 7. Mercado was sentenced in August 2016 to three years for burglary.
“A full scale search and investigation by multiple public safety agencies/departments resulted in Mercado’s capture earlier today by the Canton Georgia Police Department. A tip received by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force was quickly communicated with law enforcement in Georgia which led to Mercado’s location at a Canton gas station,” said the State of Connecticut Department of Correction in a statement.
They added,” Once returned to the state, escapee Mercado will be transported to the Northern Correctional Institution where he will be referred for placement on the agency’s highest level of supervision known as Administrative Segregation.”
The U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force announced Tuesday it was offering a larger reward for information leading to Mercado’s arrest.
Authorities believe Mercado may have stowed away in the undercarriage of a garbage truck or state vehicle to escape.
***Associated Press contributed to this report***
