| Area authorities search for Fulton County escapee | | Posted: Monday, October 24, 2011 9:12 pm
| The search is continuing for an inmate who apparently walked away from the Fulton County (Ky.) Detention Center in Hickman, Ky.
About 5:20 a.m. Saturday, officials at the detention center notified the Kentucky State Police to report they had an inmate to walk away from the facility.
Joseph Ray Powell, 35, was serving time for second-degree robbery and fraudulent use of credit cards over $100. He is described as a white male, 5-feet-10-inches tall and 170 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair. He was last seen wearing gray sweatpants and a gray sweatshirt.
Anyone with information on Powell’s whereabouts can contact the Kentucky State Police toll-free at 1-800-222-5555, according to KSP Trooper Dean Patterson, public affairs officer for Post 1 near Mayfield, Ky. Published in The Messenger 10.24.11 | | | | |
