Boyd County Detention Center, Catlettsburg, Kentucky
December 28, 2017
Four prisoners escaped the detention center in the 10th escape from the facility since July, 2017 . Catlettsburg Police Chief Cameron Logan told WSAZ the prisoners changed their clothes before escaping and “followed the air conditioning duct to the roof and then jumped off.” He also stated that there are no cameras outside of the jail and some of cameras inside the jail were not working properly. The prisoners stole a truck parked a quarter mile from the facility.
The last of the four prisoners was captured on January 17, 2018.
Citations:
“Four inmates escape from Boyd County Dentention Center“, WKYT, December 28, 2017.
“UPDATE: Fourth and final escaped inmate from Boyd Co. Jail in custody“, WSAZ, January 17, 2017.
Background:
“Four Prisoners Escape Boyd County Detention Center, Kentucky“, Perilous, July 30, 2017.
