From The Tribune staff reports
TALLADEGA – A Trussville man who escaped from the Talladega County Jail early Thursday morning was recaptured around 1 p.m. in Ohatchee.
According to AL.com, Timothy Allen Phillips, 38, cut and burned his way out of the jail where he had resided on federal firearms charges. AL.com reported that Phillips cut a bar and burned through the heavy plastic window at around 2 a.m. on Thursday.
The U.S. Marshals service had offered a $2,000 reward for any information regarding the escape of Phillips.
Phillips is described as 5-foot-11 and weighs around 175 pounds with skull and snake tattoos on his arm.