Fugitive Kentucky convict arrested in Galveston Escaped from Kentucky State Prison

Kelly Craig Conway, age 46, of Des Moines, Iowa escaped from a Kentucky state prison was arrested in Galveston. Kelly Craig Conway, age 46, of Des Moines, Iowa escaped from a Kentucky state prison was arrested in Galveston. Photo: Kentucky State Police Photo: Kentucky State Police Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Fugitive Kentucky convict arrested in Galveston 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

GALVESTON – A convicted robber who escaped from a Kentucky state prison nearly five months ago was arrested Tuesday in Galveston, police said.

Galveston police and agents from the U.S. Marshals' Violent Offender Task Force arrested Kelly Craig Conway, 47, as he left a residence in the 3200 block of Avenue M 1/2, police said.

Kentucky State Police located Conway, who had been serving a sentence after his conviction for second-degree robbery, by tracing a phone call made from a Galveston phone number, police said.

Police said Conway, who has a long list of convictions in several states, escaped from a Kentucky prison in April.

To avoid a violent confrontation, agents staked out Conway's residence and waited for him to leave. Conway was quickly surrounded and arrested by agents after leaving the residence about 7:35 a.m. , police said.

He initially claimed to be Robert Scott, an alias he had been using, but finally acknowledged his identity, police said. Conway was in the Galveston County Jail awaiting extradition to Kentucky.