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| Prison escapee caught running his own furniture business after 34 years on the run | |
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| Willie Lee Austin was arrested by the US Marshals on Thursday after 34 years on the run. | Willie Lee Austin was arrested by the US Marshals on Thursday after 34 years on the run. |
| Austin escaped from Georgia’s Central State Correctional facility back in 1981 — where he was then serving a 15-year armed robbery sentence, the Associated Press reported. | Austin escaped from Georgia’s Central State Correctional facility back in 1981 — where he was then serving a 15-year armed robbery sentence, the Associated Press reported. |
| Federal investigators learned that the 60-year-old was living in southern Florida running LJ Office Furniture, an office furniture and moving business. | Federal investigators learned that the 60-year-old was living in southern Florida running LJ Office Furniture, an office furniture and moving business. |
| Willie Austin's mugshot taken more than 30 years ago. (Georgia Department of Corrections) | Willie Austin's mugshot taken more than 30 years ago. (Georgia Department of Corrections) |
| "All these years he's been thinking he's okay, because he's never found any other trouble," US Marshals agent Barry Golden told the New York Daily News. | "All these years he's been thinking he's okay, because he's never found any other trouble," US Marshals agent Barry Golden told the New York Daily News. |
| Austin was arrested without incident and will be transported back to a Georgia facility where he will likely face additional charges. | Austin was arrested without incident and will be transported back to a Georgia facility where he will likely face additional charges. |
| Still, Mr Golden took the opportunity to make crack jokes at the escapee's expense. | Still, Mr Golden took the opportunity to make crack jokes at the escapee's expense. |
| "Instead of retiring to sunny Florida, he can retire to a sunny prison in Georgia." | "Instead of retiring to sunny Florida, he can retire to a sunny prison in Georgia." |