Georgia’s Dougherty County Jail is down one inmate after a man awaiting trial for burglary in one jurisdiction and convicted of violent assault in another overpowered a prison guard during a hospital visit last week – but his mother and stepfather have since taken his place behind bars.
The search for Carlton Bradford Gillis, 36, is still underway, the Albany Police Department said.
The inmate was incarcerated on charges for burglary, criminal damage to property, interference with government property, obstruction of a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct and violation of probation.
In nearby Terrell County, Gillis faces weapons-related charges, which he was slated to serve after finishing his current prison sentence. Previously, he was convicted for aggravated assault in that county.
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Around 10:50 a.m. on Oct. 7, medical staff at the jail determined Gillis needed to be hospitalized. At Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, per a jail press release, the inmate “overpowered the guard and escaped.”
Chief Jailer John Ostrander would not divulge Gillis’ medical emergency, citing privacy laws, but did tell Fox News Digital that the inmate fled the scene wearing his hospital gown.
“I’ve been in this business a long time – I’ve been running this facility for almost 14 years and been in this line of work for over 40 and this is just part of it,” Ostrander told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. “I’ve seen eight or so escapees. Generally, we have people back in custody within a few days.”
As of Wednesday, law enforcement had yet to recover the inmate. But Gillis’ mother Trudy Sellars, 63, and stepfather Randy Doral Williams, 47, turned themselves in to police on charges of aiding and permitting another to escape lawful custody charges, according to Dougherty County Jail records and confirmed by Ostrander.
Per an incident report detailing the escape obtained from the Albany Police…
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