Kentucky authorities searching for inmate who escaped from work crew in Harlan County

Whitley County officials searching for inmate who allegedly walked away from work crew

Officials in Whitley County are looking for an inmate who walked away from a work release crew Thursday morning near the Canadatown community.According to the Whitley County Detention Center, 35-year-old Jamie Lee Hoover walked away from a roadside littler abatement crew around 11 a.m. Hoover is a "community level state inmate" that was allowed to be on a work detail. It is believed that Hoover may have been picked up by a vehicle. Hoover is 5'9…

Kentucky authorities searching for inmate who escaped from work crew in Harlan County

The Kentucky State Police said Robert Taylor, 46, walked away from a work crew in the Molus community Tuesday afternoon.

Public's help sought to located escaped Whitley County inmate – The News Journal

The Whitley County Detention Center is asking for the public’s help in locating an inmate, who walked away from an inmate work crew late Thursday (April 17) morning in the Canadatown area. Jamie Hoover Jamie Lee Hoover, 35, is described as a white male, who is 5’9” tall and weighing 165 pounds. He has short brown hair, brown eyes and a small build. He was last seen wearing a green Whitley County Detention Center inmate shirt and blue jeans, acco…

Inmate leaves work release detail

A Floyd County man was arrested on April 11 following a police search for him after he allegedly left a Pike County Detention Center work release project in Coal Run around noon the previous day.

Escaped inmate from Richmond captured in Bell County after walk-off in Harlan County

BELL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A Richmond man who walked away from a work release crew in southeastern Kentucky is back in custody, according to Kentucky State Police. Troopers say 46-year-old Robert Taylor escaped Monday afternoon around 1:30 p.m. while working with a crew along Highway 119 in Harlan County. Taylor was serving time when he reportedly walked away from his assignment. Police noted that Taylor has ties to both Richmond and B…