TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported Monday evening that inmate Tyler McFarlane has been captured and arrested.
Earlier Monday, deputies began looking for the 23-year-old McFarlane, who they say escaped from a Florida Department of Corrections work camp in Tarpon Springs.
The sheriff's office said they believed McFarlane, a felon, was heading into the Holiday area. Deputies later located him at a home after being aided in his escape by 33-year-old Amy Dillingham, according to a press release.
Investigators said she picked McFarlane up after he took off from the work camp and drove him to her home. While on the run Mcfarlane is reported to have burglarized two homes, adding additional charges to the warrants he was already wanted for.
Deputies said McFarlane's arrest history includes armed burglary and grand theft. Dillingham was also arrested by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.
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