Escaped Texas inmates captured, returned to jail, authorities say
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say Brian Allen Tucker, left, of Sulphur Springs and John Marlin King of Cumby escaped from the Hopkins County Jail on Tuesday morning. (Hopkins County Jail)
Officials say someone trying to pawn stolen jewelry led them to the hideout of two inmates who escaped from an East Texas jail.
Capital murder suspect Brian Allen Tucker and admitted drug offender John Marlin King were returned Thursday to the Hopkins County Jail in Sulphur Springs.
Ricky Smith is the sheriff of nearby Delta County, where the arrests were made.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Smith says authorities were led to the men after a pawn shop clerk reported that someone had been trying to pawn jewelry left in a vehicle that had been stolen. Investigators believed the fugitives had stolen the vehicle.
Police then question the person who tried to pawn the jewelry. Smith says that person told them where the fugitives were hiding.