A Houston man who escaped from the Mississippi Department of Corrections was shot during a carjacking Wednesday morning and was taken into custody in Webster County soon after.
Webster County Sheriff Tim Mitchell said inmate Eugene Robinson knocked on the door of a Webster County home at approximately 8 a.m.
The homeowner refused to let Robinson inside, but offered to drive him into town. About halfway through the trip heading south on Highway 9 near North Lake Circle, Robinson attempted to stab the driver in the side and told him to exit the vehicle.
The driver, who held a concealed carry permit fired six rounds at Robinson, one of which hit Robinson in the back after going through the truck’s windshield. Robinson drove the truck to Eupora and then to Mathiston.
A Webster County employee who recognized the vehicle then followed the truck.
“He stayed behind the truck, and kept us updated on where it was until we could get there,” Mitchell said. “(Robinson) went to Mathiston, turned on (Highway) 15 and went south toward Ackerman. Then he saw a bunch of work trucks with their lights on. It must have spooked him, because he turned around in a driveway and came back to Mathiston.”
At the last bridge before Mathiston, deputies swarmed him, taking him back into custody. He was treated for his gunshot wound at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville and released from the hospital.
Mitchell was unsure what additional charges Robinson would face, but was sure there would be several.
Robinson escaped from the George County Regional Correctional Facility in Lucedale Monday, after tying up an officer and stealing his vehicle.
He has been in prison since 2003, serving a 30-year sentence for armed robbery in Choctaw County and Burglary in Oktibbeha County.
A $2,500 reward was being offered for Robinson’s capture.