Jail Escapee Caught

A kidnapping suspect who escaped from a Missouri jail and an Oklahoma patrol car has been arrested in Missouri.

30-year-old Travis Lee Davis was found early Tuesday trying to hide in the attic space of a detached garage in Sedalia. Police Chief Matt Wirt says Davis tried to escape once again before he was arrested.

Davis has been missing from Sedalia since escaping from the Pettis County Jail on March 9.

He was recaptured last Wednesday in Heavener, Oklahoma. But police say he was able to escape from a patrol car by crawling into the front seat while handcuffed. He drove the car about 1.5 miles before crashing.

Police suspect he later stole a pickup truck and drove back to Missouri.