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Forsyth Prison Escapee Recaptured In Georgia

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Jean Rinehart
RALEIGH, N.C. — A man who escaped from prison officials in Forsyth County has been recaptured in Georgia.

Jean Rinehart, 41, escaped from Winston-Salem around 8 p.m. Thursday.

He was serving almost five years in prison for multiple breaking and entering and larceny convictions.

Officials from the Forsyth Correctional Center said Rinehart was captured in Brunswick, Ga., around 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

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