LAFAYETTE, La. (KPLC) - An escaped inmate was caught on camera climbing a fence into a backyard and hiding from police in a trash can.

Shon Alick Jolivette, 47, escaped from deputies while being brought to a hospital for medical care, KATC reports. He had been jailed in St. Landry Parish on charges including armed robbery, aggravated battery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Three Lafayette schools were locked down before school started following his escape.

Spencer Simon shared home surveillance footage with KATC showing Jolivette climbing his fence into his backyard. He climbed into a garbage can, and the video shows two police officers with a dog briefly searching the yard and leaving.

Simon said he called police to tell them that Jolivette had moved to a storage c

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