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Inmate escapes from jail Officials are continuing to search for an inmate who escaped early Friday morning from the Wayne County Detention Center. John R. Helton, 43, of Parkers Lake, escaped from the facility sometime between 12:52 and 1:27 a.m. Friday, according to Jailer Ray C. Upchurch. Upchurch indicated that Helton forced the chain linked fence loose from the bottom support post in the recreation yard on the minimum security side of the jail. Upchurch said Helton, a state inmate, was a community custody Level 1 inmate who was previously out on community work detail. The local 911 center, Kentucky State Police and the Department of Corrections was notified. Helton is described as 5¹3² tall, weighing 140 lbs. He has brown hair and green eyes. Officials said that he has a large scar on his left knee from a cut sustained in a chainsaw accident. Anyone with information on Helton should notify the Wayne County Detention Center at (606) 348-6781, Kentucky State Police at (606) 878-6622 or the local 911 dispatch center. Add a comment |
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