A fugitive accused of escaping custody after using a plastic comb to stab a sheriff's deputy was caught Monday night following a daylong manhunt, officials said. 
 
 Authorities search for a man who escaped a courthouse in Detroit, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Derreck White, 25, who police said also used the name Abraham Pearson, was awaiting sentencing in an armed robbery... (Associated Press) 
 
 Authorities search an abandoned building for a man who escaped a courthouse in Detroit, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Derreck White, 25, who police said also used the name Abraham Pearson, was awaiting sentencing... (Associated Press) 
 
 A Wayne County Sheriff's Department officer rushes from the the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice to look for an escaped prisoner Monday, Sept.9, 2013, in Detroit. Authorities say Derreck White, 25, who police... (Associated Press) 
 
 This undated photo provided by the Wayne County Sheriffs Department shows Abraham Pearson, alias Derreck White, 25. Authorities say White, awaiting sentencing in an armed robbery, is on the run Monday,... (Associated Press) 
 
 A Wayne County sheriff's deputy looks for an escaped prisoner at Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in Detroit. Authorities say Derreck White, 25, who police said also used... (Associated Press) 
 
 Wayne County Sheriff's Department personnel search for a prisoner that escaped from the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice Monday, Sept.9, 2013, in Detroit. Authorities say Derreck White, 25, who police said... (Associated Press) 
 
 Wayne County authorities look for an escaped prisoner who escaped from Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in Detroit. Authorities say Derreck White, 25, who police said also used the... (Associated Press) 
 
 Wayne County Sheriff's Department personnel rush from the the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice to look for an escaped prisoner Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in Detroit. Authorities say Derreck White, 25, who police... (Associated Press) 
 
 WXYZ-TV in Detroit (http://bit.ly/15donhm) also is reporting that police say the fugitive they had previously had identified as 25-year-old Derreck White is actually a man named Abraham Pearson who used White as an alias. 
 
 Police did not immediately return calls by The Associated Press. 
 
 Sheriff Benny Napoleon said during a news conference late Monday that Pearson was taken into custody after a short chase. 
 
 "He tried to escape again but was caught," Napoleon said. 
 
 He said Pearson will face 11 additional charges related to his alleged attack and escape. 
 
 "He's looking at a considerable amount of time," Napoleon said. 
 
 He also said police had made another arrest on an existing warrant that he said may be connected to the case, and indicated the person arrested was Pearson's girlfriend. 
 
 Dozens of officers fanned out across Detroit on Monday to search for the convicted carjacker accused of using a plastic comb to stab a sheriff's deputy and escape from a downtown courthouse. 
 
 Pearson was being escorted to court for a long prison sentence for carjacking and other crimes when the attack happened, authorities said. 
 
 He repeatedly stabbed Harrison Tolliver in the neck, took the deputy's uniform, ran from the courthouse and carjacked a minivan, police said. The vehicle eventually was abandoned blocks away on the city's east side. Tolliver's injuries were not considered serious. 
 
 Some schools were locked down as helicopters passed over in the hunt for Pearson. The search focused on the east side before shifting to other parts of Detroit. Tolliver's shirt was recovered. 
 
 Police also believe Pearson might have had a radio that carries law enforcement communications. 
 
 "This criminal has only delayed his appointment with justice. He will be found," Napoleon said earlier Monday. 
 
 Tolliver, unarmed, was escorting Pearson and two other jail inmates to court on the seventh floor of the courthouse and was removing handcuffs when he was attacked with a comb that had been turned into a sharp weapon, the sheriff said. 
 
 "The part of the comb that he was stabbed with broke. It did not inflict any life-threatening injuries," Napoleon said. 
 
 He said there was nothing unusual about the courthouse escort procedure, adding, "It occurs thousands of times a year." 
 
 Pearson was recently convicted of carjacking and was facing many years in prison. He claimed he was unwittingly given a stolen car as a way to settle a debt, but Judge Dana Hathaway disagreed and found him guilty. 
 
 Defense attorney James Howarth said Pearson's mental health was an issue. He spent months at a state psychiatric center before being found competent to face trial. One expert accused him of malingering. 
 
 Howarth, however, said Pearson reported a history of hallucinations, and he wonders if mental health played a role in the escape. 
 
 "In his right mind, he would not have done this," Howarth told The Associated Press outside the courthouse. "In the year I have known him, he has never showed the slightest symptom of being dangerous. Something is very wrong. ... It may have been a final act of desperation if you don't want to go to prison." 
 
 Patricia Banford, whose van was stolen immediately after the escape, said the suspect threatened her. 
 
 "He snatched the door open and said, `Get out or I'll kill you!'" she told TV station WDIV. 
 
 The sheriff, who oversees security at the courthouse, said he would prefer to have more than one deputy escorting inmates but the county can't afford it. Tolliver, 63, joined the sheriff's department after retiring as a Detroit police officer. 
 
 "It's a dangerous job," Napoleon said. "We're streamlined as much as we can." 
 
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 Associated Press writers Jeff Karoub, David Runk and Corey Williams contributed to this report. ||||| DETROIT (WXYZ) - Police tell 7 Action News that the escaped prisoner who is accused of stabbing a Wayne County deputy at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice has been captured. 
 
 Abraham Pearson was walking along the service drive of I-94 and Mt. Elliot-- trying to get a ride out of town-- when he was spotted by police late Monday. 
 
 A citizen who saw him walking called the tip in to 9-1-1. Police believe Pearson was trying to hitchhike down to Florida. When Detroit Police arrested Pearson, he was wearing a black tank top and casual pants. 
 
 Pearson is facing 10 felony counts including Assault with Intent to Murder and Escape from Jail through Violence. 
 
 The Wayne County Sheriff's Department also has a woman in custody connected to Pearson. 
 
 Police originally named the suspect as Derreck White. However, they have since said that the White name is an alias for Abraham Pearson. 
 
 Pearson's other aliases include the street names D.C. and Weezy. 
 
 State of Michigan records show that Pearson is on parole for Breaking and Entering and Assault. 
 
 Detroit Police Chief James Craig says Pearson also had an extensive criminal history, including several home invasions. 
 
 Sheriff's department records show a Derreck White has been locked up in the Wayne County Jail on $250,000 bond since September 2012. 
 
 Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon says the suspect stabbed the deputy several times in the neck with a sharpened comb that had been turned into a weapon. 
 
 The deputy, who has been identified as 63-year-old Harrison Tolliver, did not suffer life threatening injuries. He was treated at Detroit Receiving Hospital, but has been released. Tolliver is a retired Detroit Police officer who joined the sheriff's office in December. 
 
 Public records show that Pearson, under the White alias, was being transferred from the jail to Frank Murphy for sentencing on a number of felony charges, including carjacking and armed robbery. 
 
 Napoleon says Pearson originally took part of Deputy Tolliver's uniform and used it to escape. Officials say he also took his cell phone and radio. 
 
 Napoleon says Pearson was being placed into a cell with two other inmates at the time of his escape. Deputy Tolliver was not armed during the prisoner transfer. 
 
 The suspect reportedly carjacked a 2000 grey Dodge Voyager minivan with plate BWZ 3916. The van has since been recovered in a vacant lot on Concord, south of E. Lafayette. ||||| Detroit Public Schools and Detroit Police Department say extra patrols were around the schools in the area where they're searching for runaway prisoner Abraham Pearson. 
 
 Detroit Public Schools and Detroit Police Department say extra patrols were around the schools in the area where they're searching for runaway prisoner Abraham Pearson. 
 
 Detroit Public Schools and Detroit Police Department say extra patrols were around the schools in the area where they're searching for runaway prisoner Abraham Pearson. 
 
 Detroit Public Schools and Detroit Police Department say extra patrols were around the schools in the area where they're searching for runaway prisoner Abraham Pearson. 
 
 The sheriff's deputy stabbed during what police say was a prisoner's elaborate escape is said to be in good condition, and is out of the hospital recovering at home with family. 
 
 The sheriff's deputy stabbed during what police say was a prisoner's elaborate escape is said to be in good condition, and is out of the hospital recovering at home with family. 
 
 The sheriff's deputy stabbed during what police say was a prisoner's elaborate escape is said to be in good condition, and is out of the hospital recovering at home with family. 
 
 The sheriff's deputy stabbed during what police say was a prisoner's elaborate escape is said to be in good condition, and is out of the hospital recovering at home with family. 
 
 Jail transfer procedures allow one deputy to transport multiple inmates, but two must be present as those inmates are uncuffed. Early investigation leads authorities to believe 63-year-old Harrison Tolliver was the only sheriff's deputy in the holding cell at the time of Abraham Pearson's alleged escape, which would be against standard procedure. 
 
 Jail transfer procedures allow one deputy to transport multiple inmates, but two must be present as those inmates are uncuffed. Early investigation leads authorities to believe 63-year-old Harrison Tolliver was the only sheriff's deputy in the holding cell at the time of Abraham Pearson's alleged escape, which would be against standard procedure. 
 
 Fox 2's Taryn Asher reports on standard jail transfer policy, and how it may have been broken in the case of the runaway prisoner from the Frank Hall of Justice. 
 
 Fox 2's Taryn Asher reports on standard jail transfer policy, and how it may have been broken in the case of the runaway prisoner from the Frank Hall of Justice. 
 
 After searching for an escaped prisoner for more than 13 hours, police confirm they have found and arrested 25-year-old Abraham Pearson near Mt. Elliot and I-94. 
 
 After searching for an escaped prisoner for more than 13 hours, police confirm they have found and arrested 25-year-old Abraham Pearson near Mt. Elliot and I-94. 
 
 After searching for an escaped prisoner for more than 13 hours, police confirm they have found and arrested 25-year-old Abraham Pearson near Mt. Elliot and I-94. 
 
 After searching for an escaped prisoner for more than 13 hours, police confirm they have found and arrested 25-year-old Abraham Pearson near Mt. Elliot and I-94. 
 
 Fox 2 has obtained the first photo of the recovering sheriff's deputy, Harrison Tolliver, who police say was stabbed three times during Abraham Pearson's escape from jail. 
 
 Fox 2 has obtained the first photo of the recovering sheriff's deputy, Harrison Tolliver, who police say was stabbed three times during Abraham Pearson's escape from jail. 
 
 Fox 2 has obtained the first photo of the recovering sheriff's deputy, Harrison Tolliver, who police say was stabbed three times during Abraham Pearson's escape from jail. 
 
 Fox 2 has obtained the first photo of the recovering sheriff's deputy, Harrison Tolliver, who police say was stabbed three times during Abraham Pearson's escape from jail. 
 
 Listen to the raw audio file of the 911 call that lead to the arrest of the escaped prisoner, Abraham Pearson. 
 
 Listen to the raw audio file of the 911 call that lead to the arrest of the escaped prisoner, Abraham Pearson. 
 
 Listen to the raw audio file of the 911 call that lead to the arrest of the escaped prisoner, Abraham Pearson. 
 
 Listen to the raw audio file of the 911 call that lead to the arrest of the escaped prisoner, Abraham Pearson. 
 
 Abraham Pearson was to be arraigned in court Wednesday, but due to an extensive power outage in downtown Detroit, his arraignment was postponed until Thursday. Meanwhile, his lawyer is laying the groundwork for an insanity defense. 
 
 Abraham Pearson was to be arraigned in court Wednesday, but due to an extensive power outage in downtown Detroit, his arraignment was postponed until Thursday. Meanwhile, his lawyer is laying the groundwork for an insanity defense. 
 
 Abraham Pearson was to be arraigned in court Wednesday, but due to an extensive power outage in downtown Detroit, his arraignment was postponed until Thursday. 
 
 Abraham Pearson was to be arraigned in court Wednesday, but due to an extensive power outage in downtown Detroit, his arraignment was postponed until Thursday. 
 
 An inmate who eluded police for 14 hours after stabbing a sheriff's deputy with a comb and escaping a Detroit courthouse in the deputy's uniform has been arraigned on attempted murder and other charges. 
 
 An inmate who eluded police for 14 hours after stabbing a sheriff's deputy with a comb and escaping a Detroit courthouse in the deputy's uniform has been arraigned on attempted murder and other charges. 
 
 An inmate who eluded police for 14 hours after stabbing a sheriff's deputy with a comb and escaping a Detroit courthouse in the deputy's uniform has been arraigned on attempted murder and other charges. 
 
 An inmate who eluded police for 14 hours after stabbing a sheriff's deputy with a comb and escaping a Detroit courthouse in the deputy's uniform has been arraigned on attempted murder and other charges. 
 
 Thursday was the preliminary hearing for Abraham Pearson, the prisoner who escaped back in September. The deputy that was allegedly stabbed and the woman he allegedly carjacked took the stand. 
 
 Thursday was the preliminary hearing for Abraham Pearson, the prisoner who escaped back in September. The deputy that was allegedly stabbed and the woman he allegedly carjacked took the stand. 
 
 Thursday was the preliminary hearing for Abraham Pearson, the prisoner who escaped back in September. The deputy that was allegedly stabbed and the woman he allegedly carjacked took the stand. 
 
 Thursday was the preliminary hearing for Abraham Pearson, the prisoner who escaped back in September. The deputy that was allegedly stabbed and the woman he allegedly carjacked took the stand. 
 
 "Give me the keys or I will kill you." That's what a carjacking victim says she heard before giving up her vehicle to an escaped inmate outside a Detroit courthouse. 
 
 "Give me the keys or I will kill you." That's what a carjacking victim says she heard before giving up her vehicle to an escaped inmate outside a Detroit courthouse. 
 
 "Give me the keys or I will kill you." That's what a carjacking victim says she heard before giving up her vehicle to an escaped inmate outside a Detroit courthouse. 
 
 "Give me the keys or I will kill you." That's what a carjacking victim says she heard before giving up her vehicle to an escaped inmate outside a Detroit courthouse. 
 
 A Wayne Co. inmate remains on the run after police say he stabbed a sheriff's deputy and carjacked a motorist while escaping from the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice. 
 
 
 
 Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon says the inmate used a plastic comb that had been fashioned into a shank to stab the deputy several times in the neck before he stole part of his uniform and fled the area in a minivan near the downtown courthouse. 
 
 
 
 Napoleon says the deputy was transported to a local hospital and is listed in temporary serious condition. He is expected to fully recover. 
 
 "It was very quick," Napoleon said. "He overcame the deputy, took his clothing, got on the elevator and escaped." 
 
 
 
 Detroit Police Chief James Craig identified the suspect as 25-year-old Abraham Pearson, also known as Derreck White. He is described as a black male, 5' 6" and 155 pounds with dreadlocks. 
 
 Craig says Pearson stole the minivan from a motorist near the courthouse and later abandoned that vehicle on the city's east side. 
 
 
 
 Pearson was scheduled in court Monday to learn his punishment after being convicted last month of carjacking, armed robbery and firearms charges, according to court records. He was being transported, along with two other inmates, when the attack occurred. Napoleon told reporters the deputy was unarmed at the time of the attack. 
 
 Pearson's defense attorney, James Howarth, told the Associated Press he has a history of mental illness but was found competent to stand trial. He said he believes Pearson's mental health issues may have played a role in his escape Monday. 
 
 "In his right mind he would not have done this," Howarth said. "In the year I have known him, he has never showed the slightest symptom of being dangerous. Something is very wrong." 
 
 Of the escape, Howarth said: "It may have been a final act of desperation if you don't want to go to prison." 
 
 
 
 Police are actively searching the area where Pearson abandoned the stolen minivan. 
 
 "We have good information that we're working on," Craig said during a late-morning update to reporters. 
 
 
 
 Pearson may have put on the sheriff's department uniform during the escape, but Craig said it was believed the inmate no longer was wearing it. 
 
 
 
 People who waited outside the courthouse for hearings on Monday morning were allowed to enter a few hours after the escape. 
 
 
 
 Stay with FOX 2 for more information as it becomes available. 
 
 
 
 - The Associated Press contributed to this report
– A Detroit inmate is on the run after stabbing a cop and holding another deputy briefly hostage, the Detroit Free Press reports. The inmate fled the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice Courthouse, where the attack occurred, Fox 2 and ABC 7 report. The man, identified as Derek White, 25, stole a van, which was later recovered in a vacant lot. Police say he took the hostage's uniform but is now thought to be wearing a white T-shirt and gray pants. He's believed to be armed and dangerous.