An escapee from the Fort Des Moines Correctional Facility who had also been sought by authorities in Guthrie County, has been apprehended in Polk County. Authorities say 30-year old Joseph LeClair was arrested at around 5-p.m., Tuesday.

LeClair had  escaped from Ft. Des Moines May 18th, and eluded authorities who were involved in his pursuit on July 8th, when disappeared into a cornfield near Menlo.

LeClair was being held without bond in the Polk County Jail, but is expected to be transported to Guthrie County, where he was wanted on a warrant for parole violation.