A man who escaped from a Georgia prison in 1981 has been recaptured in Lauderdale Lakes after 34 years on the loose. U.S. Marshals went to the address and arrested Austin without incident.
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A Georgia fugitive is facing extradition after he was discovered living in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. The business was filed with the state in 2005.
According to reports, when officers approached him as he left work, he initially gave them his assumed identity, Larry Jackson, but when they pushed him on the prison break, he said: “Okay, you got me”.
The U.S. Marshals Service on Thursday said 60-year-old Willie Lee Austin was captured by members of a Florida-based fugitive task force.
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Officials say Austin is in the Broward County Jail on an out-of-state hold Friday morning after he was captured Wednesday in suburban Fort Lauderdale. Golden said Austin will be extradited back to Georgia, where he’ll likely face additional charges related to his escape.
