The Shelby County Sheriff's Office is currently on the lookout for an inmate, James Patrick Marshall, who escaped from a work detail yesterday in Memphis, according to several local reports. Marshall, 48, was discovered missing around 9:30 a.m. from the Shelby County Corrections Center, initiating an immediate search operation by the SCSO deputies, as stated in an article by Action News 5.
Detailing the events, the SCSO informed that deputies responded to the escapee call on Mullins Station Rd, and upon their arrival, they found that Marshall, who was serving a three-year sentence for theft between $10k-$60k after a guilty plea back on April 12, was nowhere to be found at the work site; these details were obtained from FOX13 Memphis.
Marshall's last known attire consisted of a gray/white shirt and blue SCDC jeans, and while there has been no further information regarding his direction of escape or possible whereabouts, officials are actively seeking assistance from the public in their search. In case anyone has seen Marshall or has any pertinent information, they are being urged to contact the SCSO at 901-379-7625; this call for public assistance was echoed in an announcement covered by Local Memphis.
A correction was issued by Local Memphis from their original story which incorrectly stated that Marshall had escaped from the Shelby County Jail, this update notes that it was in fact the Shelby County Corrections Center from where the inmate managed his escape. The Sheriff's Office has issued a BOLO (Be On the Lookout) alert as they continue to search for Marshall.
