PANAMA CITY — An escaped convict has been charged with escaping prison nearly five months after his capture, according to court records.
Gregory M. Burdeshaw, 24, was charged with escaping from prison and ordered to be held without bond after being arrested Tuesday. He was on the run from law enforcement Oct. 10 and Oct. 11 after officers discovered his ankle bracelet and GPS monitor under a car in the parking lot of a local hospital, according Department of Corrections (DOC) reports.
DOC officers said Burdeshaw had been taken to the hospital to be treated for a swollen wrist. About two hours later, when Burdeshaw was discharged, officers received an alert that his monitoring devices had been removed. They were found under a parked car. Burdeshaw was arrested the following day, officers reported.
Burdeshaw was initially arrested on principal to burglary charges as a minor and waived up to adult court. He was conditionally released until he violated probation in 2013 for being arrested on disorderly intoxication charges. He was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. If found guilty of escaping from prison, Burdeshaw could receive additional jail time.