Monroe County jail escapee caught in North Carolina - 41 NBC News
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC) - A man who has been on the run for nearly a week from police after breaking out of a state prison has been caught in North Carolina. Eric Coe led several law enforcement agencies on a two day manhunt when he escaped from the Al Burruss State Prison in Forsyth last Wednesday. On Tuesday around 11:30 a. m. North Carolina State Trooper Sam Corn pulled Coe over during a traffic stop in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Corn said the 21-year-old gave a false name of John Lim Barker and a fake date of birth of Jan. He also told them he was running out of gas and only had $5. The troopers ran the pick up truck's tag and learned it was stolen from Georgia and continued questioning Coe. "He told us that he did know the car was stolen and that he had stolen it," explained Corn. Coe was alone in a stolen Ford Ranger pick-up truck when he was arrested. Forsht has been a North Carolina trooper for more than 20 years. Corn has been a state trooper for less than a year. "We not only helped the citizens here in our community, but we also helped citizens in Georgia to rest a little easier to know that he's in custody. Source: www.41nbc.com
