WEST BATON ROUGE - An inmate from the West Baton Rouge Parish Jail escaped Friday evening, where police recovered him from a pond.

According to Sgt. Landon Groger with the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, the escapee, 24-year-old Christopher Spearman was found about 30 to 40 minutes after he escaped into a pond near the jail. The inmate refused to come out of the pond, but is now in police custody.

Spearman escaped by attacking a correctional deputy before leaving. That deputy was transported to the hospital with moderate injuries.

Initially before deputies were able to get custody, they tried to "tire out the inmate a little so [they] can get a game plan to arrest him."

Spearman is facing additional charges, which will be provided at a later time. He was initially incarcerated for illegal possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools, and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles.

This incident remains under investigation.