Skinny escapee caught in the pool

HOUSTON (AP) - A slimmed-down murder suspect who fled jail by slipping through a vent has been caught after a dip in a hotel pool on a hot summer night in Houston.

Houston police say Darryl Layne Norris was back in custody Wednesday.

Norris escaped early Saturday from the Waller County Jail in Hempstead.

Sheriff Randy Smith said Norris, described as 6-foot-1 and usually about 160 pounds, lost weight in recent months and squeezed out an air conditioner vent less than a foot wide.

Police say Norris was captured Tuesday night after swimming at a Red Roof Inn. Further details on what led police to the moderately priced hotel were not immediately available.

Norris is charged with murder in connection with an April 17 convenience store robbery. Escape charges could now be filed.