ears nbc's kristin dahlgren. >> reporter: after five days and a multistate manhunt escaped inmate is now in custody. his trail cold for days until today. with at least two alleged attempts at bank robbery. at 9:00 a.m. this morning, a man matching his description was spotted passing a note to a bank teller demanding money. hours later, he tried again. just a few miles away. that's when police got their man. >> suspect briefly attempted to resist, but the trooper took control. >> fled a prison new year's eve. daring escape starting around 7:00 p.m. during outdoor recreation time. prison officials said he scaled a basketball hoop and reached a rooftop, jumping down and cutting through a barbed wire fence, possibly injuring hims f himself. the warden says officers didn't notice he was missing until around 10:30, then took an hour to notify police. the 35-year-old has a long criminal history include -- including a child rape charge. awaiting trial on charges he stole 16 guns from an army reserve center in 2015. prison officials are facing questions about how this could have happened. >>