Search Underway for Inmate Who Apparently Escaped From Work Detail in Rutherford County

Inmate escapes from work detail in Readyville, TN; deputies initiating search

Authorities are searching for Joseph Beard, 43, who escaped from a work detail around 3:31pm Monday near the 8800 block of John Bragg Highway, the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office says.

Search underway for inmate who apparently escaped from work detail in Rutherford County

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Deputies with the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office have initiated a search for an inmate who apparently escaped from a work detail Monday afternoon. Third arrest made in TN quadruple murder: TBI Joseph Beard of Dickson, 43, was picking up trash in the 8800 block of John Bragg Highway around 3:31 p.m. when he walked away from the work crew, according to Captain Jason Smitty of the Correctional Work Center.…