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3 Inmates Escape in Richmond County


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Justin Shepard
Justin Shepard

Corrections and law-enforcement officers in Richmond County were searching Monday for three inmates who escaped Sunday night from a minimum-security unit at Morrison Correctional Institution.

The three inmates were missing at an 11 p.m. count and were believed to have escaped the facility by scaling a razor wire fence. All three were serving sentences for non-violent property or drug crimes.

The inmates are:

  • Justin Shepard, 21, serving eight to 10 months for larceny and possession of stolen goods
  • Christopher Tadlock, 22, serving approximately 2½ years for larceny and breaking and entering vehicles
  • Jeffrey Winstead, 21, serving 13-16 months for attempted drug trafficking

Anyone who has seen the inmates or has information on their whereabouts is asked to call Morrison Correctional Institution at 910-281-3161.

RELATED TOPICS: Richmond County

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So you think prison should be a festive place? Time to stop coddling prisoners. If prison is a good experience, people will reoffend. Looks like your friend/family member is going back anyways. There are alot of good hearted people in prison, or I am sure that's what you would have us believe.

sweetlilmama06 I really hope your age does not consist of 2006, because you sound like a 2 year old. when we stop blaming a "hard" life on the reason we do a crime then we can stop some of this mess. Their is ALWAYS a way to make things work woithout commiting a crime and you talk about being a "real man" and being in jail you weren't raise right. Sorry about that.

These folks that go to jail over protecting their family or property is being a "real man" not some punk wanting to steal. I know that people can be smart and still commit a crime... we call these people STUPID "END OF STORY"

WHOA WHOA IM NOT SAYING THEY SHOULDNT BE HELD FOR THEIR ACTIONS..BUT DONT BE ON HERE RUNNING YOUR MOUTH WHEN **YOU DONT KNOW THE SITUATION..BECAUSE NEITHER YOU NOR THE OTHER INGNORANT ONE KNOWS **THE SITUATION**..AND ONE OF THEM IS A GOOD GUY..HE'S GOT A GOOD HEART..HAVE YOU NEVER HEARD OF -MISTAKES-??OR ARE YOU TOO PERFECT FOR THAT??OH MY GOD..YOU PEOPLE ACT LIKE IM SAYING JUST BECAUSE HE'S MY FAMILY..THE RULES DONT APPLY TO HIM...IF YOU DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT MY POINT IS..DONT BE IGNORANT ENOUGH TO COMMENT ON IT OK??DANG!!!

THESE GUYS BROKE OUT OF PRISON!!!!!!!! That speaks oodles about their character. Don't try to come off like these are good guys. Larceny and drug charges are serious. I bet the people they stole from want them behind bars. Sweetlilmama06 & Pimpofall because you personally know them does'nt mean they should escape punishment. WOW!

FIRST OFF MAMA81..LIKE I SAID BEFORE I REALLY HOPE THE 81 DOESNT MEAN THE YEAR YOU WERE BORN BECAUSE IF SO YOU ARE ONE IMMATURE WOMAN..IF THATS WHAT YOU ARE!!!!-MY FAMILY-..WHICH DOES HAPPEN TO BE ONE OF THE IMMATES DID WORK AND HAD A LIFE...YES HE DID DO STUFF TO PUT HIM IN JAIL..AND HE HAS SERVED MOST OF HIS TIME..BUT I CAN SAY THAT I WOULD LOVE THE CHANCE TO SEE YOU IN THERE AND STICK IT OUT "LIKE A REAL MAN" COULD..YOU KNOW NOTHING AND SOUND VERY IGNORANT AND UNEDUCATED AND LETS NOT FORGET IMMATURE TO KEEP POSTING COMMENTS ON MINE AND BASHING THESE MEN.YOU ARE NOT IN THEIR SHOES AND **DO NOT KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE SITUATION**..ALL YOU KNOW IS WHAT YOU READ AND WHAT THAT TV OF YOURS WANTS YOU TO HEAR AND BELIEVE.IF IT WAS YOUR FAMILY IM SURE YOU WOULD BE DEFENDING THEM TOO INSTEAD OF INSULTING THEM RIGHT?SO WHY DONT *YOU* GET BACK TO WORK OR WHATEVER IT IS YOU'RE DOING AND BE QUIET ABOUT IT ALL..SINCE YOU SEEM TO THINK YOUR BETTER THAN PEOPLE WHO DONT HAVE A JOB OR A LIFE AS YOU SAY

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