Overview
- Police said they apprehended Ja'wan McKnight on April 25 and returned him to the Nelson County Jail.
- McKnight escaped on April 10 after a Spencer County transport reached the Nelson County Correctional Center and he ran off on foot.
- He now faces charges that include first-degree trafficking in cocaine, two first-degree persistent-felon counts, promoting contraband, contempt of court, failure to appear, and fourth-degree assault tied to domestic violence.
- Officials have not released how officers located him or what led to the arrest.
- His capture follows the April 18 arrest of Jerry Nation, who walked away from a county work detail, and both cases have renewed local concern about custody and transport security.