A 63-year-old inmate reportedly slipped out of Nashville General Hospital on Wednesday afternoon. Metro Nashville police later found him on Dr. D.B. Todd Boulevard and Jefferson Street, and he was back in custody. The man, described as a bald white male standing 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing about 120 pounds, was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, blue scrub pants and tennis shoes.
According to WSMV, the inmate reportedly escaped from the hospital on Albion Street around 2 p.m. WSMV identified him as Gregory Redden and reported that he was serving time for a 2010 aggravated robbery conviction. In an October 21 update, the outlet said Redden had been found and was back in custody.
A separate report from newschannel5.com identified the escaped prisoner as 63-year-old Gregory Redden, who the station said was in Tennessee Department of Correction custody when he escaped from the hospital, where he had been receiving treatment. Both outlets identified Redden, and WSMV later reported that he had been found and was back in custody.
Conflicting Details on the Suspect's Background
Per the newschannel5.com report, Redden was serving time for a 2010 conviction for aggravated robbery. The station described him as a bald white male, 5 feet 5 inches tall, last seen wearing a white T-shirt, scrub pants and tennis shoes — a description that closely matches the one Metro Nashville police gave WSMV. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said it was assisting in the search for Redden, according to newschannel5.com.
A Pattern of Hospital Custody Escapes in Nashville
A Pattern of Hospital Custody Escapes in Nashville This is not the first time someone in custody has slipped away from Nashville General Hospital. In January, WKRN reported on the arrest of 20-year-old Marcus Stanton, who was taken into custody weeks after allegedly running from an officer escorting him from the hospital. Officers with the U.S. Marshal Service Fugitive Task Force and Vehicle Crimes Section detectives reportedly arrested Stanton in the Cheatham Place area on January 7, 2026.
Another escape involved 24-year-old Tearion Jones, who FOX 17 reported ran from an officer at General Hospital while in custody for violating a domestic violence order of protection. Jones, who was handcuffed when he escaped, was last seen wearing gray shorts, a white tank top and brown hospital socks before Metro Nashville police Titans Unit detectives found him on Moss Trail in Madison.
A 2020 case followed a different path. Stephanie Raymer, a Davidson County inmate, walked away from her room at the hospital before she was brought back into custody by Metro Nashville police that same Wednesday afternoon, according to newschannel5.com. Officials with the sheriff's office said at the time that their policy did not allow the use of restraints due to Raymer's medical condition, per a statement reported by the Davidson County Sheriff's Office.
Gregory Redden was found on Dr. D.B. Todd Boulevard and Jefferson Street and was back in custody, according to WSMV's October 21 update.
