Inmate escaped from Hancock County Jail
A Hancock County Jail inmate escaped from custody today, a sheriff’s department official confirmed. Kasie Mitchell of Tylertown escaped from the jail by climbing over a fence. Hancock County’s chief…
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Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailer
By MICHAEL BALSAMO WASHINGTON (AP) — It was about three hours after sheriff’s officials in Alabama realized a capital murder suspect and a senior jail official who had taken him for a mental health evaluation had disappeared when Sheriff Rick…
Sheriff: Alabama inmate, jailer were prepared for a shootout
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A murder suspect and the jailer who helped him escape from an Alabama lockup were carrying $29,000 in cash, four handguns and an AR-15 rifle and were prepared for a shootout when they were captured, an Indiana sheriff…
Fugitive inmate captured after manhunt, ex-jail officer dead
A former Alabama jail official has died after shooting herself when she and the murder suspect she was accused of helping to escape were captured Monday in Indiana after more than a week on the run, according to officials. The…
Sheriff: Car linked to Alabama escapee, jail worker found
Authorities in Tennessee say they have located an abandoned vehicle used by a man wanted in Alabama for murder and the jail official who disappeared with him. Williamson County Sheriff’s Office said via Twitter on Friday that a vehicle used…
New details released in ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’ escape
The Mississippi Department of Corrections has shared new details on how the convicted murderer known as Pretty Boy Floyd got away in his most recent escape. According to…
Law enforcement officials looking for inmate who escaped from Parchman
Law enforcement officials are looking for a man who went missing Sunday from the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. The Department of Corrections said 40-year-old Arthur Lestrick escaped on foot from a work camp called Unit 28. Lestrick was sentenced…
Local law enforcement recapture escaped Gulfport inmate
We have an update this afternoon on the inmate who escaped last night, he has been recaptured. Twenty-seven year-old Christopher D. Epps escaped a work release center on 8th Avenue in Gulfport. He was recaptured just before midnight, according to…
Back behind bars: Escaped inmate in Gulfport recaptured overnight
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — One prisoner is behind bars... again. After just a few hours on the lam, law enforcement recaptured an inmate that escaped from a work release center in Harrison County overnight. Authorities say 27-year-old Christopher Epps left…
Escaped felon captured, six others arrested in Jackson County
We have an update on the captured inmate that escaped police custody yesterday morning. Six additional people have been arrested for helping in the escape. Sheriff Mike Ezell confirmed prisoner Marshall Williams was captured last night at his father’s camper…
Escaped Jackson County prisoner captured
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that just after 10 p.m. tonight, 29-year-old Marshall Williams was captured and taken into custody. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says the department made an arrest of Williams for four active felony warrants.…
Be on the lookout: Man in custody escapes from Ocean Springs Hospital
At about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Marshall Williams escaped from Ocean Springs Hospital. According to authorities, Williams was in custody on four active felony warrants at the time of his escape. Sheriff Mike Ezell says Williams was able to push a…
Mississippi man charged with capital murder wrongly freed, caught in Foley, Alabama
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in Mississippi say a man charged with murder was mistakenly free for days due to a clerical error. The Commercial Dispatch reports 26-year-old Malcolm Hill was found Foley, Alabama, five days after being released from…
Escaped inmate captured in Perry County
The search has ended for a South Mississippi inmate who escaped from a work detail. According to the Mississippi Department of Corrections, 39-year-old Corey Lee Alred was captured this afternoon near Wendell Road in Perry County. Alred was serving a…
Escaped inmates captured in Meridian
Prison officials say both men who escaped from a prison near Pearl have been recaptured. The Mississippi Department of Corrections said that 31-year-old Jonathan Blankenship and 25-year-old Christopher Benson High were caught Wednesday in Meridian. Lauderdale County Sheriff Billy Sollie…
Escaped convict captured in Jackson County Saturday
Convicted killer Michael Wilson is back in custody after three days of being on the run in South Mississippi. The calls came in and on Saturday night around 6 p.m. Michael Wilson was finally put back in handcuffs. Jackson County…
Manhunt continues for escaped convict Michael Wilson
The hunt for Michael ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’ Wilson now continues into its second night. The convicted murderer remains on the run after escaping from a South Mississippi prison yesterday afternoon. Wilson was serving two consecutive life sentences prior to his…
‘Pretty Boy Floyd’ escapes prison
The search continues today for a murderer on the run last seen in Jackson County Thursday. Forty-eight year-old Michael ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’ Wilson was serving two life sentences when he escaped from prison. Michael Floyd Wilson, also known as Pretty…
Search continues for escaped inmate
The search continues on the Coast for escaped convict, Michael Wilson. Floyd escaped from Leakesville Correctional Facility Thursday. He was convicted of two homicides and was serving two life sentences. Take a look at how he has appeared in photos.
Escaped inmate possibly on the Coast
The search continues for a killer on the run. Coast law enforcement is out in full force as tips, leads, and multiple sightings point toward our area. Forty-eight year-old Michael Wilson was first reported missing yesterday afternoon from the South…
Harrison County escaped inmate captured
This afternoon, an inmate in Harrison County escaped while assigned to a work detail. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, 34-year-old Delbert Thomas Ervin the Third of Gautier was on a work detail to help clean the St. Ann Kitchen and…
Inmate escapes Alabama jail
The search is on for an armed and dangerous escapee from Alabama. Coosa County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. marshals are searching for 27-year-old Shane Anthony Vernon. He escaped from county jail on Sunday around 2:30 p.m. Authorities say Vernon was…
Search for Escaped Inmate
The search is on in Warren County for a capital murder suspect who took a jail guard hostage and managed to escape. Authorities are searching for 33-year-old Rafael McCloud who escaped early this morning. The Warren County Sheriff says McCloud…
Inmate Caught in Ocean Springs
Acting on an anonymous tip, investigators have captured Tiffanie Ann Miller. She was taken into custody around 2:30 this afternoon hiding in a house at 8512 Edgewater Boulevard in the Gulf Park Estates area of Ocean Springs. More details will…