CAPTURED: Inmate Escapes from Work Detail
CAPTURED: Additional details will be released later.
(Etowah County, Alabama) An Etowah County inmate fled from a work detail this afternoon, according to Sheriff Todd Entrekin.
Robert Wesley James, 41, of Attalla, walked away from the Etowah County judicial building at approximately 4:45 p.m. today. He drove away in a County maintenance department truck.
The truck is described as a white Ford-150, single cab with a blue county license plate.
James was working under the supervision of the County maintenance department when he escaped.
He is a white male, five feet, four inches tall and was last seen wearing an orange shirt and blue pants. James has red hair and green eyes.
Anyone who has information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office at 256-546-2825.
James was being detained on property crimes, burglary, theft and a misdemeanor drug crime.
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Address/Location
Etowah County Sheriff's Office
827 Forrest Ave
Gadsden, AL 35901
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 256-546-2825