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Officers searching for Whitley County inmate who escaped from work detail

UPDATE: Inmate identified as Williamsburg man. Whitley County Jailer Brian Lawson has identified the inmate who ran off from a work release detail as Jeremy Lynn, 26, of Williamsburg. Lynn was part of a crew picking up trash on Ky. 1804 when he fled at approximately 3:10 p.m....

Knox County Work Release escapee recaptured Tuesday

An escapee from a Knox County Work Release detail was recaptured Tuesday morning in Gray. Knox County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Anthony Lee Smith, 29, of Bimble during a traffic stop on Sam Parker Road, off of U.S. 25E. Deputy William Stewart, the department’s public affairs...