The last of the Miller County jail escapees to be apprehended appeared Tuesday afternoon before a circuit judge.

Prior to his court appearance, Bennie Ray “Juice” Johnson, explained his escape was a spur of the moment decision.

“That was a golden opportunity for me,” said 23-year-old Johnson while waiting for his turn before Circuit Judge Jim Hudson. “I didn’t know till that night. It was a last minute thing for me.”

Johnson said he seized the chance to escape because he wanted to visit the grandmother who’d raised him. At the time of his escape, she was rec...