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Jul 3, 2008 5:14 pm US/Central

Van Zandt Inmate Caught After Swiping Police Truck

CANTON (AP) ― An East Texas inmate made a brief getaway after jumping behind the wheel of the police pickup truck that was transporting him.

Authorities say David Lee Sprague was in the backseat of a Van Zandt County vehicle today when the detective who was driving stepped out of the truck to talk with someone.

That's all the time Sprague apparently needed to hop into the front seat and speed away. Authorities caught up with the vehicle a short time later and returned Sprague to custody.

The Tyler Morning Telegraph reports that the truck was equipped with multiple weapons, including an assault rifle.

Van Zandt County Sheriff Pat Burnett says -- quote -- "I have certainly had better days than this one."

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