TENNESSEE — Authorities are searching for an escaped inmate in Hancock County after a man fled from custody Thursday morning, prompting lockdowns at local schools.
According to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, 48-year-old Joshua Wayne Metcalf escaped from the Hancock County Jail shortly after 10 a.m.
Officials said all schools in the Hancock County School System were placed on lockdown as a precaution while deputies and surrounding law enforcement agencies searched for him.
The sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help in locating Metcalf.
Anyone who sees him or has information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office at 423-733-2249, 423-733-2250 or 423-733-4475.
The search remains ongoing.
