BERWICK - Two inmate escapees are back in custody on Saturday after escaping from the Berwick Police Department Jail on Wednesday, according to the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office.

The sheriff's office learned on Nov. 12 that Cecil Stratton, 46, and Brandon Brunet, 22, escaped during a lockdown procedure by throwing cleaning chemicals at a BPD guard.

This is Stratton's third escape from a facility in the state.

According to the sheriff's office, a citizen reported a suspicious man in the area of Pharr Street shortly after the escape, where officers located Brunet and took him into custody.

On Nov. 15, the Morgan City Police Department received a complaint that Stratton was seen inside a home in the area.

A multi-agency search team found Stratton lying in a boat near a local busines

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