Escaped Morgan County work-release inmate recaptured

MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) – A Decatur work-release inmate who walked away from a job site on Friday has been located and taken back into custody, according to Morgan County Sheriff’s Office officials.

Authorities posted a photo of 56-year-old Derrick Dewayne Brown being taken into custody by investigators and narcotics agents Sunday afternoon. Brown left a job site in Trinity on Friday and did not return to the Morgan County Jail.

Brown was booked into the Morgan County Jail on May 27, 2026, on a domestic violence charge, according to jail records. He was a work-release inmate at Mr. Sprinkler…

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