Escaped Inmate Captured in Beckley

An escaped inmate from North Carolina has been caught here in West Virginia. 34-year-old Jason Strickland was found Wednesday when he checked into a homeless shelter in Beckley and was arrested by the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department. Strickland left a Department of Transportation highway crew working in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on July 27. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety says he was picked up by a female driving an SUV. Strickland is still in West Virginia and preparations are being made for his extradition to North Carolina.