Accused murderer back behind bars in Searcy County

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A man accused of murder who broke out of the Searcy County Jail in Marshall is back behind bars after being captured late Monday night after being on the run for two days. A spokesperson at the Searcy County Jail says 31-year-old Matthew Armstrong was arrested by Searcy County sheriff’s deputies and U.S. Marshalls after he was discovered hiding in a church in Marshall.   No other details of his capture have been released.

Sheriff Joey Pruitt says another inmate, Jason Christian, created a disturbance within the jail and assaulted a deputy jailer Saturday evening allowing Armstrong and another inmate, Jason Brannon, to escape. Brannon, held on a count of failure to register as a sex offender, was caught Sunday morning by the Marshall Police Department.

Multiple agencies were involved in the search for Armstrong including the Arkansas State Police; Marshall City Police; sheriff’s offices from Marion, Stone, Boone, Newton, Van Buren, Pope and Benton Counties; the Arkansas Department of Correction K-9 team; Arkansas Community Corrections; Arkansas Game and Fish Commission; and the National Park Service.

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