After a month on the lam, Willy has been captured and returned to his cell. Leading pursuers on an exceedingly low speed chase, the escapee was finally brought to bay about five miles from home. Tortoises aren't known for their blistering speed, after all.
Kellie Copeland-Burnup reported the tortoise escaped about July 1.
A local emergency medical services technician spotted Willy on Sunday along a rural road about five miles away. During six weeks on the run, Willy averaged .005 mph, well short of a new land speed record.
The tortoise is now inside a chain-link dog kennel in Copeland-Burnup's back yard although she knows he is capable of digging under a fence.
"I'll be keeping an eye on him," Copeland-Burnup said.
No indication of what kind of tortoise devilry he was up to, though. It shouldn't have taken him more than 28 days to cover five miles.
