NELSONVILLE – A convicted murderer who escaped from a southeast Ohio prison over the weekend was recaptured late Monday night after about 24 hours of freedom.
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction tweeted that a joint task force captured John Modie without incident at 10:50 p.m. in Nelsonville.
John Modie was captured without incident in Nelsonville by a joint task force at 10:50pm. Additional details are not currently available.
— Ohio DRC (@DRCOhio) March 29, 2016
WBNS 10-TV reported Modie was found at a gas station.
Additional details were not immediately available.
Modie was reported missing during a prisoner count Sunday night at the Hocking Unit of the Southeastern Correctional Complex in Nelsonville. A search of the prison confirmed he had escaped.
Modie was serving 18 years to life for convictions on murder, robbery and escape charges.
Cleveland.com reports Modie was accused of beating to death Ucianna Ortiz at his Cleveland home in 2002, and then dumping her body along an interstate in the city.