(WTNH) – An escaped Enfield prisoner has been caught in Georgia. 25-year-old Jerry Mercado escaped from the Carl Robinson Correctional Facility back on January 7. Mercado is a convicted burglar who was serving a state sentence at the Enfield facility. The US Marshal's office confirmed that he was captured on Wednesday. Officials were offering a cash reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to his arrest.
The escaped criminal was in his 20's.