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Robeson Man Arrested Shortly After Breaking Out Of Jail

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John Hunt
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. — A Robeson County inmate faces new charges after a weekend jailbreak.

John Hunt escaped from Robeson County Correctional Facility Sunday afternoon, but sheriff's deputies caught up with him shortly before 9 p.m.

Hunt was serving two years for breaking and entering.

Hunt was in his mother's car at the time. She was also arrested.

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