An inmate who touched off a massive search when he escaped from an Atlanta hospital and allegedly stole a car with a handgun inside it has been captured, authorities announced early Wednesday.

Timothy Shane, 52, was apprehended in a residential area of Covington, Georgia, about 35 miles outside Atlanta, where he had been seen knocking on doors, Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett said in a statement.

Authorities had warned the public to be wary of Shane, who they said was armed and dangerous.

The inmate had been taken to a hospital in Atlanta on Sunday evening, and escaped around 1 a.m. Monday, driving off in a SUV that had been parked nearby. Shane then crashed and left the car, taking the Glock handgun him, authorities said.

Officials announced Monday that Shane was later spotted on

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