SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) - Three inmates are now back in custody after escaping from the Sumner County Jail, officials announced on Saturday.
Sumner County Mayor John Isbell told News 2 the inmates escaped from the jail on West Smith Street around 9:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29.
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The Gallatin Police Department identified the suspects as 40-year-old William Rutherford, 29-year-old Kenneth Campbell and 43-year-old Elvis Bush.
Authorities said Bush was captured on Friday, March 1 in a subdivision near Meadowview and was returned to the Sumner County Jail. Bush was arrested on March 11, 2022, for mostly drug charges.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation sent out an alert Friday evening stating that one of inmates — identified as William Rutherford — was listed among the state’s “Most Wanted” fugitives. Authorities were offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to his arrest.
On Saturday, March 2 the TBI announced Rutherford was taken into custody in Wilson County by the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office and Lebanon Police Department.
The Lebanon Police Department said officers located the escaped inmate at the Dollar General on 109 North.
According to jail records, Rutherford was arrested on July 5, 2023, for charges of attempted second-degree murder, felon in possession of a weapon, aggravated assault, and tampering with evidence.
The Sumner County Sheriff's Office announced that Campbell was taken into custody as well on Saturday, March 2. It remains unclear where he was found. He was on arrested Oct. 11, 2023, for theft, felon in possession of a weapon, and numerous drug charges.
All three men are now back in custody. It remains unclear what additional charges they face at this time.
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