The Mississippi Department of Corrections has announced the capture of a convicted killer who escaped on Christmas Eve.

The man, who had been serving a life sentence, broke out of the state’s newest prison on Christmas Eve, officials said.

Authorities in Mississippi say a "desperate" and "very dangerous" convicted murderer, Drew Johnson, is back in custody after escaping from prison Tuesday.

According to an alert sent out by the Greene County Emergency Management office, 33-year-old Drew Johnson escaped from the South Mississippi Correctional Institution around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Mississippi Department of Corrections announced that Johnson had been captured on Wednesday near the area of SMCI.

LEAKESVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — The Mississippi Department of Corrections captured an escaped inmate in south Mississippi. Prison leaders said Drew Johnson escaped from the South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville on Christmas Eve.

Convicted murderer Drew Johnson is back in prison on Christmas Day after briefly escaping a Mississippi state prison on Christmas Eve.

"Call your family and alert them. Send messages to them and get responses. People tend to be more generous during Christmas... Be vigilant."

Authorities in Mississippi are searching for a prison escapee police have described as “desperate” and “very very dangerous.”