A man wanted for escaping custody in Connecticut 29 was captured in a small town in South Carolina this week.
Ted Lee Livingston, 49, was captured Wednesday afternoon by U.S. Marshals in Longs, South Carolina, near the border with North Carolina, according to the Horry County Police Department.
Livingston was served with a fugitive of justice warrant and was held in South Carolina pending extradition to Connecticut, according to Horry police records.
He originally was charged in Connecticut after he escaped custody in April 1990 and evaded police by changing his birthday and identifying information when he obtained a driver’s license in South Carolina, Horry police said.
According to state prison records, he was convicted of sale of a controlled substance and sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison on Jan. 12, 1990, with a release date of April 90, 1994. Details about where he was in custody and how he escaped were not available.
The task force that arrested Livingston included U.S. Marshals, Horry police and the Connecticut Parole Fugitive Investigations Unit.
Courant Staff Writer Christine Dempsey contributed to this report.
Zach Murdock can be reached at zmurdock@courant.com.
