SC Prison Escapee Waives Extradition from Texas

GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) – A convicted kidnapper who escaped from a maximum security prison in South Carolina and was captured 1,200 miles away in Texas has waived extradition.

Prosecutors say Jimmy Causey was being held Tuesday in the Williamson County jail pending extradition to South Carolina, where he was serving life in prison.

South Carolina officials haven’t said when Causey, who was captured last Friday near Austin, would be returned. He waived extradition Monday.