EDENTON, N.C. A 75-year-old North Carolina woman discovered an escaped inmate hiding in her car Monday morning as she prepared to leave for work, leading to the suspect's capture shortly after.

Marie Steinburg was heading to her vehicle when she unlocked her car and noticed movement in the back seat. The person inside was 23-year-old Charles Edward Babb, who had escaped from the Chowan County Detention Center Sunday night.

"I clicked the unlock, and it must have scared the guy, because the next thing I know, I saw something moving in my back seat," Steinburg said.

The Edenton Police Department had warned that Babb was considered potentially armed and dangerous. Despite being just yards away from the escapee, Steinburg remained calm and began talking to him.

"He looked so cold and so sc

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