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Escaped inmate Parsons back behind bars after Saturday night standoff

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Escaped inmate Parsons back behind bars after Saturday night standoff

— Escaped inmate Jeffrey Parsons is back in custody after a police standoff that lasted almost three hours.

Police responded to calls around 9:50 Saturday evening reporting that Parsons was hiding out in a home in North Topeka. Around 12:30, after nearly three hours of negotiations, Parsons was apprehended and returned to the Wabaunsee County Jail.

Parsons escaped the jail Friday night while awaiting trial.

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