FORT WORTH, Texas – A man who would have been on probation for his drug conviction will now have to spend six months in jail — all because he fled before hearing a jury’s sentencing verdict.

To make matters worse, James Carroll Franklin was captured after a high-speed chase through three counties, for which he faces more charges that could bring additional jail time.

Franklin, 47, of Azle, apparently panicked Wednesday after hearing prosecutors in the Wise County courtroom urge jurors to sentence him to life in prison, said his attorney, Jim Shaw.

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