... because Willie Parker is back behind bars, where he should be. He's been on the run for 47 years but we can all sleep safe in our beds tonight because he's been recaptured.

Willie Parker, who is 81 years old and suffers from several ill health issues, escaped in 1965, after serving only one quarter of his original sentence for robbery with a deadly weapon.

Parker, nicknamed Pops by inmates of Maryland Jail where he currently resides, was tracked down as part of a Maryland effort to clear outstanding warrants. He had been living in Clinton and when he was found by U.S. marshals he was in bed at a home, being cared for by a nurse.

If he's not charged for the escape, he could be eligible for a parole hearing.

Fay Observer