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Escaped St. Francis County Inmate Captured in Forrest City

He was a jail trustee awaiting trial on violent felony charges tied to a September shooting.

Overview

  • Christopher Davenport, 38, was found Wednesday in the attic of an abandoned house, according to Forrest City police.
  • He was turned over to the U.S. Marshals Service and Arkansas State Police following his capture.
  • Jail staff discovered he was missing during a routine headcount around 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 24.
  • Davenport had been held since Sept. 19 in connection with a Sept. 1 shooting at the Star One Food Mart that injured Nautica Gardner.
  • He faces charges including first-degree battery, two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, and weapons offenses, with additional counts noted after Wednesday’s arrest.