KSP searching for inmate who escaped in Simpson County
In an email sent to News 2 on Friday, April 25, Kentucky State Police said it received a call just after 10 a.m. from the Simpson County Jail about an escaped inmate.
Woman arrested, man on the run after leading Cheatham County deputies on chase
Officials identified the escapee as 50-year-old Christian Jones, who is 5-feet 10-inches tall with brown hair and blue eyes.
According to authorities, Jones walked away from a work detail in the North College Street area and was last seen in a blue Subaru Baja heading toward Tennessee.
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