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Harris County Work-Camp Inmate Recaptured After Walking Away From Fortson Detail

Officials credit a citizen’s tip for the swift recapture.

Overview

  • Deputies and Georgia State Patrol responded around 2:26 p.m. to the Idle Hour Boat Ramp area after an inmate walked off a supervised work detail.
  • A perimeter was established along Mountain Drive and Lick Skillet Road as a Code Red alert went out and nearby schools were placed on lockdown.
  • At about 2:47 p.m., a citizen reported a naked man flagging down vehicles on Lick Skillet Road and alerted a nearby deputy.
  • The individual was confirmed as the escaped work-camp inmate and was taken into custody without further incident.
  • He was transported back to the Harris County prison camp and turned over to staff, and officials publicly thanked the reporting citizen.