Blackburn prison inmate captured within an hour

An inmate from a Lexington prison was arrested Wednesday less than an hour after he escaped.

Christopher Dixon walked away from the minimum-security Blackburn Correctional Complex at 8:37 a.m., and he was captured at 9:25 a.m., according to the state department of corrections. He was arrested near railroad tracks not far from the prison.

Dixon, 39, of Bell County, is serving a 15-year sentencefor drug-related crimes, according to prison records.

He would have been eligible for parole in September 2018, according to the officials.

This story was originally published February 17, 2016 at 9:33 AM with the headline "Blackburn prison inmate captured within an hour."