When Clarence David Moore escaped from a North Carolina prison as a 23-year-old inmate, President Richard Nixon occupied the White House, US forces were still fighting in Vietnam and a single ride on the New York City subway cost 30 cents. Moore has been on the run from the law for more than four decades, until Monday afternoon when he called the Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Kentucky and admitted to being a fugitive. Sheriff Pat Melton says Moore, 66, was at the former Polk Youth Institute in Butner, North Carolina, serving a sentence of more than 10 years for larceny when he broke free June 10, 1972. Scroll down for video . Captured: Clarence David Moore, 66, is seen being wheeled from his home in Frankfort, Kentucky, Monday, after he admitted to being a fugitive who escaped from a North Carolina prison in 1972 . Medical necessity: Moore suffers from several medical conditions and cannot walk, but because he has no Social Security card of any form of ID, he has been unable to receive medical treatment . At 4pm Monday, nearly 43 years after Moore’s escape, he finally emerged from the shadows. ‘I need to make this right and get through this,’ Moore was quoted as telling Sheriff Melton. After sheriff's deputies verified Moore's story, he was taken into custody. The 66-year-old, who suffers from several unspecified ailments and apparently cannot walk on his own, was captured by the station WTVQ being wheeled out of his Frankfort home on a gurney and taken to a hospital before being sent to jail. He explained to investigators he has not been able to get medical treatment because he does not have a Social Security card or any other form of identification. According to the sheriff's office, the man’s unexpected decision to give himself up after all these years was motivated by his desire to see a doctor. Now it will be up to prosecutors in North Carolina to decide whether to pursue extradition in Moore's case. Hiding in plain sight: Moore had worked on a ship for many years before moving to Frankfort and settling in a tidy red-brick home with white columns along a tree-lined residential street . According to North Carolina Department of Public Safety prison records obtained by WHAS11, Clarence Moore, who also went by the name David Moore, had been convicted of larceny in July 1967. Moore told deputies in Kentucky that the charge stemmed from the theft of two television sets. He was originally scheduled to be released June 1, 1978. During his time as an outlaw, Moore had worked on a ship for many years before moving to Frankfort and settling in a tidy red-brick home with white columns along a tree-lined residential street. When in 2009 he was involved in a car crash, Moore gave his name as Ronnie Dickinson to protect his true identity. He is now facing a charge of contempt of court in Kentucky for misrepresenting himself to police five years ago. Prison break: Moore, then, 23 years old, took off from a prison formerly known as Polk Youth Institute in Butner in June 1972 .
Clarence David Moore was serving a sentence for larceny when in June 1972 he escaped from North Carolina prison . Moore called sheriff's office in Frankfort, Kentucky, Monday admitting he was a fugitive . The 66-year-old outlaw suffers from many ailments but hasn't been able to seek medical treatment because he doesn't have Social Security card or ID .