Escaped inmate located and arrested

FLORENCE, Ky. (WTVQ)- An escaped inmate has been arrested.

37 year-old Anthony Howard of Erlanger was a part of the work crew at the Boone County Detention Center and walked away on October 23, 2017.

Reports said he was possibly in a black Chevrolet S10 at the time.

On Sunday, February 25th, the Florence Police Department received an attempt to locate on Howard.

Around 3:10 Sunday afternoon, officers noticed a black Chevrolet S10 leaving a McDonald’s parking lot on Dream Street.

Howard was arrested after officers performed a traffic stop.

Howard is arrested and charged with escape, a parole violation warrant, and a warrant for failure to appear on his original charge of trafficking heroin.