KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. — An escapee from the Pruntytown Correctional Center in Taylor County was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon in Jefferson County, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
Tyler Wynkoop 26, of Harpers Ferry, who escaped March 13, was found at a residence in Kearneysville by the Mountain State Fugitive Task Force. Wynkoop’s girlfriend, Brittany Hudnall, 25, also of Harpers Ferry, was with him at 106 Tally Ho Drive in Fox Glen Trailer Park and charged with Felony Accessory After the Fact, authorities said.
According to a news release from the U.S. Marshal Service, investigators believe Wynkoop had been back in his home area since April 3 but was able to avoid capture with the assistance of friends and associates.