NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WHNT) - The Alabama Department of Corrections said that an inmate who escaped on Sept. 30 has been recaptured.

Phillip Russell Deason, 66, was recaptured around 9:45 a.m. on Oct. 13 in Nashville by the Nashville Metro Police Department.

At the time of his escape, Deason was incarcerated at North Alabama CBF/CWC under minimum community custody for theft of property I, with a sentence dating back to Dec. 13, 1999.

According to ADOC, Deason surrendered, and violence was not involved.

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