Blackburn escapee caught

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Lexington police say a man who walked about from the Blackburn Correctional Complex is back behind bars.

41-year-old Louis Stokes, Jr. walked away from Blackburn last month.

Court documents say he was picked up on an unrelated charge in Hart County

Corrections officials say he was serving 37-years for receiving stolen property in Henderson County.