MADISON, FL (WTXL) - Authorities say they have captured a fugitive from Madison County after a 5 month search.
The Madison County Sheriff's Office says Kevin Cornelius Gardner was suppose to report to jail on January 5, but never showed.
Gardner was sentenced to 10 years in the Florida Department of Corrections and the 15 years of Sex Offender Probation after he was convicted of sexual battery by person in familial or custodial authority and impregnation of a minor.
Deputies say Gardner was granted furlough but never showed up when he was suppose to turn himself over.
Gardner was taken into custody on Wednesday by the U.S. Marshall's Office in Green Cove Springs, Florida, according to deputies.
