A South Carolina prison escapee was back behind bars on New Year’s Day after spending 40 years on the lam. Jose Romero was part of a prison work crew when he took off on Dec. 13, 1979, with seven years to go on an 18-year-old prison sentence for armed robbery, according to reports. He was apprehended Wednesday in Dover, Del., where he was living under the name Arnaldo Figueroa, Dover police said Thursday. Back in the custody of the South Carolina Department of Corrections, Romero will have to complete his original sentence plus serve more time for escaping. "But he decided he wanted to walk away and now he's looking at some substantial time."

Source: Fox News January 03, 2020 18:22 UTC