Convicted Murderer Recaptured After Christmas Eve Escape from Mississippi Prison

Drew Johnson, serving a life sentence for multiple violent crimes, was apprehended near the South Mississippi Correctional Institution after a brief manhunt.

Drew Johnson, a 33-year-old convicted murderer, escaped from the South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville on Christmas Eve around 3:30 p.m.
Authorities described Johnson as 'desperate' and 'very, very dangerous' during the manhunt, urging residents to remain vigilant over the holiday period.
Johnson was serving a life sentence without parole for a 2016 homicide in Tennessee, where he stabbed an acquaintance over two dozen times and left the body in a field.
His violent history includes attacking another inmate with a brick in 2021 and setting multiple fires while incarcerated in Tennessee in 2019.
Johnson was recaptured near the prison on Christmas Day, and officials confirmed his return to custody on Wednesday afternoon.