LOGAN COUNTY — The Logan County Sheriff’s Office captured an inmate who escaped while on a work detail Tuesday.
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Edward Allen Morgan, 44, was found just after 8 p.m., according to the Logan County Sheriff’s Office.
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He has been incarcerated in the Logan County Jail on a drug possession charge since Oct. 30, according to jail records.
Logan County Sheriff Randall Dodds told News Center 7 that deputies found Morgan walking on County Road 10 about a half mile east of Bellefontaine, which is a little more than a mile from his work detail.
Dodds said Morgan will likely face escape charges.
News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.
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