A prisoner has been arrested at his own birthday party after months on the run.
Forenza Murphy, 31, was serving a four-year prison sentence for robbery at Connecticut's Department of Corrections halfway house in Bridgeport when he escaped on August 8.
But following a tip-off from a member of the public that the inmate was attending his own birthday party a family members house in Georgia on Saturday afternoon, he was soon arrested.
Forenza was taken into custody by the sheriff’s office’s Special Investigation Unit and now faces additional charges.
Sheriff Reginald Scandrett said the police had been searching for the prisoner since August and were not going to stop until they found him.
The Sheriff revealed on Facebook : "If you make your way into Henry County, we’re going to get on your trail, and we won’t stop until you’re caught."
Police praised the joint search that went into apprehending Forenza and said it was a "great collaborative effort".
Reginald added: "It was a great collaborative effort with The Connecticut [Department Of Correction] that led to the apprehension of Murphy."
He is expected to face further charges after leaving prison without permission and is currently being held at Henry County Jail.
The arrest comes just days after an inmate, serving a life sentence for a horror 2007 explosion outside a Las Vegas strip club, escaped prison.
Porfirio Duarte-Herrera, 42, had been on the run since September 27 from Southern Desert Correctional Center in Indian Springs after fleeing prison.
He was only discovered missing after prison officers realised there was one inmate missing during the daily 7am count.
The prisoner was described as a "medium-security inmate” and a warrant for his arrest was issued immediately.
It is unclear how police managed to track Porfirio down or what led up to his arrest.
However, cops had offered a $30,000 (£27,000) reward just two hours before he was taken into custody.
They were seeking information to help his arrest and told the public not to approach him and to call 911.
Governor Steve Sisolak said his escape was "unacceptable" and ordered the Corrections Department to launch an immediate investigation.
Porfirio had been serving a life sentence for murder with use of a deadly weapon and had moved to the Corrections Department from Clark County in February 2010.
He was convicted of planting a pipe bomb, along with Omar Rueda-Denvers, which killed hot dog vendor Willebaldo Dorantes Antonio, 24, outside the Luxor hotel-casino in 2007.
According to prosecutors, they believe it was revenge against Willebaldo who was dating Omar's ex-girlfriend.
Police confirmed Omar, 47, remains an inmate at a different prison.
