FORNEY, Texas – An escaped inmate was quickly re-captured after a brief manhunt in Forney on Sunday. At approximately 3:28 p.m., earlier today, February 4, 2024, the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office was conducting a prisoner transfer from the Forney Police Department to the Kaufman County Jail when 20-year-old Kenneth Minafee III slipped out of his restraints and ran from officers on foot.