Escaped prisoner arrested in Kentucky

An inmate who has been on the run since January was arrested in Covington on Thursday. The U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) and the U.S. Marshals Central Kentucky Fugitive Task Force announced they have arrested Tylee Thompson. Thompson had been wanted by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office since Jan. 26, when he escaped from a detention facility after assaulting a correctional officer. Thompson was arrested for fleeing and assaulting a law enforcement officer. He also had an outstanding warrant from Hamilton County Common Pleas Court for aggravated assault, trafficking heroin, possession of heroin and aggravated drug trafficking. Kentucky authorities deemed him armed and dangerous and called the SOFAST Unit. The investigation led the unit to the 1400 block of Scott Street in Covington, where Thompson was taken into custody by both U.S. Marshals Task Forces after being found in a crawl space. He is being held in the Kenton County Jail while awaiting extradition to Henderson County. “The United States Marshals Service operates fugitive suspect task forces across the country to handle cases like this one. The relationships we have built with our law enforcement partners in every state led to the safe apprehension of this escaped suspect,” said Michael D. Black, United States Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio, in a statement.