UPDATE: New details in capture of escaped inmate

POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ)- There are new details in the arrest of an escaped inmate. State police say troopers took 19-year-old Dallas Trent into custody this afternoon in Powell County. Investigators say his cousin, 23-year old John Trent, was arrested yesterday by Clay City police.

According to State Police, the men escaped from a transport vehicle two weeks ago in Lee County. The inmates were on their way to Wolfe County when investigators say they jumped out of the vehicle and took off running. State police say the Trents were originally in jail after being indicted on robbery charges.

Investigators say the men are now in the Powell County Detention center, charged with Escape 2nd Degree.

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