WOOD COUNTY, Texas — Wood County deputies have located a man who escaped custody Wednesday morning after being arrested on a felony warrant.

The Wood County Sheriff’s Office said deputies received an anonymous tip around 6 a.m. about an individual wanted on a warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Deputies located and arrested Caden Eric Pruitt at a home in Hawkins.

While deputies were completing their investigation, officials said Pruitt ran away. Additional resources were called to help with the search, and he has since been found and taken back into custody.

The Sheriff’s Office thanked the public for its assistance during the search.

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