| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
CONTACT: DORINDA CARTER |
| April 8, 2008 |
615-741-1000, EXT. 8144 (OFFICE) |
|
877-909-5128 (PAGER) |
ESCAPEE CAPTURED ADDITIONAL ARRESTS
ATHENS, Tenn. - An inmate who escaped
from the Northeast Correctional Complex Annex in Carter County was
apprehended several hours after his escape. Randy Hicks escaped
through a window at the annex on April 4, 2008 sometime between 6:00
a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
At 8:05 p.m., Hicks was taken into custody at a
farmhouse in Athens, TN by a multi-jurisdictional task force comprised
of TDOC and TBI agents, as well as local and federal law enforcement
agencies.
Hicks was transported to the Brushy Mountain
Correctional Complex where he was placed in segregation pending
disciplinary and felony escape charges. TDOC agents also charged
Hicks' sister-in-law Carolyn Hicks, her daughter Tabitha Ferguson and
friend James Franks with facilitating the escape. All three have
been charged with aiding and abetting, obstruction of justice, providing
implements for escape and criminal conspiracy.
Inmate Randy Hicks was reported missing when staff
noticed he was not at his scheduled worksite. Hicks worked as a
custodian at the annex. His convictions include contraband in a
penal facility, facilitation to first degree murder and escape.
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