Escaped Henderson County Inmate Captured

Grayson
Marcus Tyrone Grayson

A Henderson County Jail inmate who walked away from a work detail on Sunday has been captured.

Sheriff Ray Nutt announced today that Marcus Tyrone Grayson, 28, was arrested at about 8:40 this morning at a residence int he Sand Flat Community on County Road 3918.

Grayson escaped from a work detail at the Henderson County Fairpark Complex on Sunday. He was originally in jail on a charge of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. He now faces an escape charge.

Also arrested at the residence was Elexon Daphon Jones, 35, for an outstanding warrant for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.

But men were taken to Henderson County Jail where they await arraignment.