Saline County jail escapee arrested in Texas, awaiting extradition

Police say Jeffrey Mays walked away from a prison work crew after being incarcerated on two failure to appear charges.
Police say Jeffrey Mays walked away from a prison work crew after being incarcerated on two failure to appear charges.

A Saline County jail inmate who escaped from a work detail last week has been captured north of Houston, Texas, according to the sheriff's office.

Jeffrey Mays, 29, of Mabelvale, was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Montgomery County, Texas, after authorities were tipped off about 1:45 p.m. regarding a location where he was suspected of frequenting, the agency said in a news release. The sheriff's office was notified of his arrest at 4 p.m.

Prior to his arrest Wednesday, Mays was last seen about 12:15 p.m. Feb. 3 working with inmates from the Saline County jail along Chicot Road near Evening Shade Drive, ArkansasOnline previously reported. He was being held at the jail on two failure to appear charges.

As of Wednesday evening, Mays was being held by the Montgomery County sheriff's office at the Conroe, Texas, jail and was awaiting extradition from Texas to Arkansas, according to the sheriff's office.

Kristy Mays, 51, whose relation to Jeffrey Mays was not immediately clear, was arrested on a charge of hindering apprehension after the sheriff's office met with her Wednesday at a location on Jeanne Drive in Mabelvale as part of the investigation, according to the news release.

She was booked at the Saline County jail about 3:37 p.m. Wednesday, according to jail records.

Additional arrests are possible in the case, authorities said.

Requests for more information regarding the arrests went unanswered Wednesday evening.

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Kristy Mays, 51, of Mabelvale

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