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- The Putnam County Sheriff's Office says 23-year-old Taylor Fender walked away from a work crew Monday.
- The deputy arrested Fender in a restaurant but not before the inmate ordered and paid for sweet tea.
For a Florida prison inmate, the taste of freedom was short-lived but included sweet tea.
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office says 23-year-old Taylor Fender walked away from a work crew Monday.
The inmate purchased clothes at a store where a customer thought Fender looked suspicious and called 911.
Fender headed into a restaurant just as a deputy was pulling into a parking spot.
Authorities say a bulletin was issued with Fender's description.
The deputy arrested Fender in the restaurant but not before the inmate ordered and paid for sweet tea.
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Fender was returned to prison where he is serving a five-year term for grand theft of a motor vehicle. The sweet tea was left unfinished.
The sheriff's office tweeted, "For some Southerners, that could be considered the bigger crime."