Escapee from Natchitoches courtroom captured

A David Wade Correctional Center inmate is back in custody following a shortlived escape from the Natchitoches Parish Courthouse this morning. Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Deputies quickly captured 34-year-old Kenneth Hardy Jr., who escaped while in court for a pre-trial hearing in Natchitoches Parish.

Hardy was in court this morning for a pretrial hearing for the alleged crimes of Possession of …