An inmate who escaped a federal prison in the Midlands is back in custody after being apprehended in Western North Carolina. The NCBSI says 36 year old, Travis Fair was taken into custody in Asheville, Tuesday.
Fair escaped from the Federal prison in Edgefield, Sunday. He was apprehended by the U.S. Marshals after he was found hiding at a hotel off of Tunnel Road. Fair was serving a sentence of nearly 7 years on federal weapons charges.
He's back in custody and is being held at the Buncombe County Detention Center.
