By james art ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC (WTVD) — An inmate who escaped from a South Carolina prison is in custody in Roanoke Rapids.
Police said they first came across the man last Thursday when he was driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen out of South Carolina.
A Roanoke Rapids police officer made a traffic stop around 1 a.m. in the area of Clinton Street and asked the driver to identify himself. The man said he had no identification on him, but said his name was Garmal Brown of Santee, South Carolina. When the officer tried to pull him over, the driver fled, but was caught a short time later.
He is charged with possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting, delaying and obstructing an officer. He was given a $5,000 bond and ordered held until he can produce identification.
On Tuesday, Roanoke Rapids police learned his real name is Anton Conway Bennett, 30, of Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Bennett was wanted in South Carolina for escaping from a detention center on Oct. 14 and was wanted by the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office.
Bennett fled with three others, two of whom are still at large.
Police said it appears Bennett was trying to get to Chesterfield County, Va., where he has family members.
He was in jail in South Carolina on a theft charge. He also has pending theft charges in Virginia and now faces an additional charge of identity theft.
Bennett was being held at the Halifax County Detention Center without bond pending extradition to South Carolina and Virginia.
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