Escaped Rockdale County inmate Timothy Shane was captured on Wednesday morning in Covington, according to the sheriff's office.

Timothy Shane, 52, escaped from Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta on Dec. 1 while in deputy custody, the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office said.

Timothy Shane was re-captured nearly 40 miles from Grady Hospital in an abandoned home in Covington after a two-day manhunt.

Escaped Rockdale County inmate Timothy Shane was apprehended in Covington after a manhunt that lasted several days. According to a news release posted to Facebook by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO),

An escaped inmate in Georgia was filmed knocking on doors in the city of Covington before he was captured by officials on Wednesday.Footage taken by Audrey Flournoyy’s home security camera shows Timothy Shane walking up to her front door and knocking on Wednesday morning.

The inmate had been taken to a hospital in Atlanta on Sunday evening, and escaped around 1 a.m. Monday, driving off in a SUV that had been parked nearby. Shane then crashed and left the car, taking the Glock handgun him, authorities said.

Authorities say a convicted felon who was stopped by Conyers Police using a PIT maneuver before Thanksgiving has escaped custody during a hospital evaluation.

A Georgia inmate escaped from custody in Atlanta and was recaptured 3 days later and over 30 miles away. How? What did he do?

Escaped Rockdale County inmate Timothy Shane was captured on Wednesday morning in Covington. A man was reported earlier for knocking on doors in the area. Newton County issued a warning to residents.

Timothy Shane is considered "armed and dangerous" after escaping from Grady Memorial Hospital.