[SouthernFreebird]

....but Lowery bolted and hid for three hours in a nearby drainage ditch before he was arrested.

He hid.... he wasn't allowed to just rest.......I'd say it took them 3 hours to find and then apprehend him, don't forget he did have a gun.

[Ben Bolt]

Knowing who he was , where he was , and having watched him it adds up to allowing him to rest . There is no excuse for any of this with the possible exception of making the arrest immediatly after the fact .

" He had a gun " .. That's a fine excuse .