MARSHALL -- Authorities say a man facing a murder charge when he escaped from an Arkansas jail has been recaptured.
Searcy County Sheriff Joey Pruitt said Matthew Armstrong, 30, was found late Monday hiding in a church in Marshall, about 85 miles north of Little Rock.
Pruitt said Armstrong was taken into custody without incident.
Authorities said Armstrong and inmate Jason Brannon escaped the Searcy County jail Saturday night. Brannon was recaptured Sunday morning.
Armstrong is charged with the February shooting death of Jessica Thornton in rural Searcy County. He has said he was with Thornton when she fatally shot herself.
State Desk on 07/18/2018