Fugitive Inmate Surrenders After Hostage Standoff

0:00It's April 23rd. Welcome to Durham News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story. A federal inmate from butner walked away from a minimum security prison camp and got nabbed in Lee County after holding a woman hostage. Antoine Lopez Clemens surrendered peacefully to deputies, letting the woman go without anyone getting hurt. He was still rocking his prison gear when they took him down. Earlier this week on April 20th, Clemens was there for the 5 a.m. inmate count at the satellite camp next to butner medium one. He slipped out after breakfast and by 9 a.m., Lee County cops already had him in sight during a routine check. Deputies set up a perimeter around the house and talked him into giving up, no shots fired or drama. Sheriff Brian Estes gave props to his team for handling it smooth and safe, keeping the situation from turning ugly. Clemens now faces heavy state charges like first degree kidnapping, breaking and entering to terrorize, assault with a gun, domestic violence threats, and a legal firearm possession

1:01as a felon. He's locked up without bond in Lee County jail with more charges on the way. Federal officials say he'd only been at the camp since July 2nd, last year, and they're figuring out when to ship him back to finish his sentence. For now, local justice is holding the line.