LINCOLNTON, N.C. (WBTV) - A man who escaped from a prison in North Carolina on Sunday was arrested in South Carolina.

The inmate -- 42-year-old Roy William Burgess Jr. -- escaped from Lincoln Correctional Center in Lincolnton on the afternoon Dec. 7. Authorities said he could have been going to the Dallas or Gastonia areas in Gaston County, N.C.; however, he was arrested Monday morning in York County, S.C.

North Carolina prison officials said Burgess was serving a one-to-two-year sentence for larceny. He was originally scheduled to be released in January 2027.

Officials said Burgess would stay in custody in South Carolina until he could be extradited to North Carolina.

State and local agencies from both Carolinas were involved in the case, and officials said Monday the North Caroli

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