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Jose Olmeda was discovered at 606 North 7th Street in Quincy...just few blocks from the Adams County jail, and in the same neighborhood where the first escapee, Richard Carr, was captured.   John Higgins lives at this address.  He didn't want to speak with me on camera.

But he told me he found Olmeda in his yard late Christmas night looking for food and water. Higgins admitted he was acquainted with Olmeda before...Higgins had been in the Adams County jail at the same time as Olmeda. But Higgins says Olmeda didn't recognize him, and stumbled onto his door step on accident. That's when Higgins called Crimestoppers...and Quincy police officers went to pick up Olmeda. He surrendered peacefully.

But tip or not, authorities are crediting hard work and late nights.

" Law enforcement worked diligently in a very coordinated, comprehensive way to find this man," said Adams County State's Attorney Jon Barnard.

" We've been doing a lot of work...it's been a team effort. We're very proud of that, they put in a lot of hours, a lot of time away from their families and late nights," said Adams County Sheriff Brent Fischer.

Olmeda is originally from Mexico. He was arrested about four months ago with about 500 pounds of pot in his vehicle. He was in jail waiting for his trial. Adams County Sheriff Brent Fischer says Olmeda's lack of knowledge of the Quincy area may have caused him to give up so easily.

" He doesn't have a real surrounding of basic geographics of town. When he was arrested, he was just passing through town," said Sheriff Fischer.

 The fact that Olmeda changed his appearance makes Sheriff Fischer wonder is Olmeda had help from someone on the outside. If so, the sheriff wants to know who it was.

"We would like to know it there were people that were helping him and if so, who they are because we want to pursue those charges as well."