A Florida inmate was captured over the weekend after escaping from his work detail, stealing an e-bike and a car, before being found hiding in a pond Sunday, officials announced.

The Sumter County Sheriff's Office said 39-year-old Joseph Brown "was in a trusted position on kitchen work detail," when he used his role to escape jail.

Brown reportedly removed his green and white striped inmate uniform about 50 miles east of the jail kitchens. The sheriff's office launched an immediate search for Brown, calling in deputies, detectives, police K-9 units, drones and helicopters.

Brown was later seen on a doorbell camera stealing an e-bike from a home in Bushnell, Florida, about an hour west of Orlando. Then, Brown stole a vehicle and was seen driving on County Road 675, deputies said.

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