Law enforcement officials are crediting license plate technology for assisting in the capture of an Alabama inmate who escaped custody and was captured over 600 miles away at a Buc-ee's in Texas.

Melissa, TX - An escaped inmate from Alabama was captured Sunday afternoon at the Buc-ee’s in Melissa. Melissa police were alerted to a vehicle linked to the inmate’s escape after a Flock ...

On Sunday, police used license plate-reading technology in Anna to locate the vehicle of 25-year-old Pierson McKinnley ...

Jail records indicate that Pierson McKinnley Anthony, 25, is now in the Collin County Jail, being held for the Marion County Sheriff's Office in Alabama. The driver of the vehicle was taken into ...

The City of Melissa identified the escaped inmate as Pierson McKinnley Anthony. He and the driver were transported to Collin County Jail to await extradition to Alabama. "Multiple parties" were ...

Update: The Alabama Department of Corrections reports Pierson McKinnley Anthony was recaptured on Sunday in Melissa, Texas. Original: Alabama authorities searching for escaped Marion County inmate ...