Escaped Inmate Returned To Connecticut

(WTIC News)– Jerry Mercado, the inmate who escaped from the Carl Robinson Correctional Institution in Enfield January 7th, has been returned to Connecticut.The 25 year old Mercado, who had been serving a three year sentence for burglary, was apprehended January 17th in Canton, Georgia.He initially fought extradition, but later waived that right.
It is believed Mercado made his escape by hiding in the undercarriage of a vehicle to get out of the prison.
Representatives from the Connecticut