UPDATE: Escaped inmate from KY caught in North Carolina

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – Kentucky State Police say authorities have caught up with an escaped inmate from Kentucky.

Police say Edward Prease escaped custody from Christian County Detention Center on Saturday evening.

He was serving time for stealing a car and fleeing from police.

According to Kentucky State Police, Prease was captured in Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday afternoon.