jail escapee

Update: Montgomery Escapee Recaptured in Birmingham

Alabama News Network has learned that an escapee from Montgomery has been recaptured. The Alabama Department of Corrections says 48-year-old Fleurette Esmerelda Martin was caught around 7:30 this morning in Birmingham by the Birmingham Police Department. Martin was reported missing after corrections officials say she left her assigned job location at approximately 1:00 Monday morning. She had been sentenced in 2008 to…

Elmore County Sheriff: Escaped Inmate Seen in Titus Community

Elmore Co. Sheriff Bill Franklin has confirmed to Alabama News Network that the inmate accused of escaping from the Coosa County Jail has been seen in the Titus community of Elmore County. Franklin says 27-year-old Shane Anthony Vernon stole a dirt bike and was seen in the area. He says Vernon may have slept in someone’s shed on Grass Farm…