Escaped prisoner back in custody after 4 hours on the run in Northampton County

EASTON, Pa. (WPVI) -- An escaped prisoner in Northampton County is back in custody Wednesday morning and facing additional charges after nearly four hours on the run.

Blair Cressman, 42, escaped from a trooper outside of the courthouse in Easton Tuesday afternoon.

A manhunt led authorities to a wooded area along Interstate 78.

Cressman had just faced a judge on charges of strangulation and simple assault before he took off.

A state trooper sustained minor injuries during the incident.