Austin police arrest Texas state hospital escapee

AUSTIN (KXAN) —A man who escaped from the North Texas State Hospital is in custody after a two-week manhunt.
The Vernon Police Department said the Austin Police Department made the arrest around 6:30 p.m. Sunday for 29-year-old Alexander Scott Ervin, according to a social media post.Ervin escaped the North Texas State Hospital in Vernon, near the Oklahoma border, on June 26. Staff said hospital security video showed Ervin leaving his room and scaling an eight-foot security fence before run