Capozzi was in Kentucky to testify at a federal trial and was being taken back to a prison in Pennsylvania when he kicked open the van door and fled. Versailles residents were warned to lock their doors and schools were placed on lockdown while authorities used helicopters and dogs to search for Capozzi, who was described as dangerous.
Prosecutors have said Capozzi belonged to a Mafia-affiliated crime gang in Massachusetts called the DeConlogero Crew. He was convicted in Massachusetts in 2005 of being an accessory to the murder of a 19-year-old woman suspected of cooperating with investigators.
Capozzi was sentenced to 23 years for helping to dismember and hide the woman's body. Authorities said he also was serving time for trying to kill a correctional officer.
