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. Elliot-- trying to get a ride out of town-- when he was spotted by police late Monday.  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. 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. Detroit Police Chief James Craig says Pearson also had an extensive criminal history, including several home invasions. 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 was being placed into a cell with two other inmates at the time of his escape. 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.
– 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.