Matthew Edgar is alive and being held in the Sabine County Jail

Convicted murderer Matthew Edgar, the Sabine County man who has been on the run since January of this year is alive and in jail. Officers say Edgar was captured shortly after 8:00 on Thursday evening by deputies from the US Marshal's Service. Word is that Edgar, who was convicted of killing his girlfriend, 19-year-old Livye Lewis in late 2020 was reportedly sitting on the back porch of a house not far from his mother's home east of Hemphill, smoking a cigarette, when officers captured him. Officers say he was immediately taken to the Sabine County Jail in Hemphill. Edgar, who was out of jail on $50,000 bond was last seen leaving the courtroom of the Sabine County Courthouse during his trial, where he was later found guilty and sentenced to 99 years in prison. Over the months many has speculated that he had committed suicide or fled to Mexico. However, it turns out, he was not far from where the jury found him guilty of the crime. In August of this year, 26-year-old Edgar had been added to the list of the 10 most wanted fugitives by the Texas Department of Public Safety.