Officials: 'Dangerous' inmates escape from Mississippi jail

Marcus Bridges and Desmond Fortenberry (right) | Source: Lawrence County Sheriff's Office Facebook

Authorities in Mississippi say they are searching for two “extremely dangerous” inmates, including one charged with murder, who escaped from a county jail.

Posted: Jul 24, 2020 9:26 AM

Posted By: Associated Press

PRENTISS, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in Mississippi say they are searching for two “extremely dangerous” inmates, including one charged with murder, who escaped from a county jail.

The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that 28-year-old Desmond Fortenberry and 30-year-old Marcus Bridges escaped from the Jefferson Davis County Jail Thursday night.

News outlets report that Fortenberry was being held on a murder charge and Bridges was booked into jail on an armed robbery charge.

Officials said it wasn't immediately clear where the inmates may be heading or how they were able to escape.

Authorities warned the public not to approach the men if they encounter them, but to contact law enforcement.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 268672

Reported Deaths: 5917

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	18020	198
Hinds	17192	342
Harrison	14654	214
Rankin	11404	225
Jackson	11146	194
Lee	9160	149
Madison	8736	173
Jones	6934	120
Forrest	6324	126
Lauderdale	6212	198
Lowndes	5623	124
Lafayette	5295	102
Lamar	5155	65
Washington	4984	125
Bolivar	4187	111
Oktibbeha	4136	86
Panola	3907	84
Pontotoc	3834	61
Warren	3766	103
Monroe	3746	112
Marshall	3622	73
Union	3619	66
Pearl River	3578	107
Neshoba	3528	160
Leflore	3148	110
Lincoln	3114	89
Hancock	3042	63
Sunflower	2960	79
Tate	2829	64
Alcorn	2762	57
Pike	2759	85
Itawamba	2726	65
Scott	2680	55
Yazoo	2599	56
Prentiss	2572	55
Copiah	2546	49
Coahoma	2536	56
Tippah	2526	52
Simpson	2460	72
Leake	2393	67
Marion	2307	74
Covington	2261	73
Grenada	2258	74
Wayne	2193	37
Adams	2181	72
George	2110	41
Winston	2089	71
Newton	2027	48
Attala	1982	65
Tishomingo	1978	61
Chickasaw	1915	46
Jasper	1858	39
Holmes	1732	68
Clay	1695	38
Tallahatchie	1588	35
Stone	1547	27
Clarke	1510	62
Calhoun	1431	22
Smith	1342	26
Yalobusha	1254	35
Walthall	1166	38
Greene	1159	30
Noxubee	1147	26
Montgomery	1131	36
Lawrence	1093	17
Carroll	1077	22
Perry	1064	31
Amite	1038	29
Webster	990	24
Claiborne	904	26
Jefferson Davis	902	31
Tunica	897	22
Benton	874	23
Humphreys	862	25
Kemper	818	20
Quitman	716	11
Franklin	715	17
Choctaw	649	14
Wilkinson	603	25
Jefferson	575	21
Sharkey	459	17
Issaquena	161	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 449086

Reported Deaths: 7172

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	65606	1094
Mobile	32260	595
Madison	28795	237
Tuscaloosa	21859	277
Montgomery	20388	348
Shelby	19707	139
Baldwin	17629	217
Lee	13482	112
Morgan	12795	154
Etowah	12265	213
Calhoun	11730	228
Marshall	10543	133
Houston	9221	182
Limestone	8494	85
Cullman	8412	143
Elmore	8379	123
Lauderdale	8049	121
DeKalb	7985	122
St. Clair	7985	144
Talladega	6637	114
Jackson	6115	57
Walker	6078	185
Colbert	5650	104
Blount	5568	95
Autauga	5499	67
Coffee	4734	71
Dale	4186	92
Franklin	3801	53
Russell	3642	16
Chilton	3513	79
Covington	3479	86
Escambia	3434	46
Tallapoosa	3228	111
Dallas	3164	105
Chambers	3137	75
Clarke	3111	39
Pike	2694	35
Lawrence	2597	59
Marion	2566	67
Winston	2364	43
Bibb	2261	51
Geneva	2171	51
Marengo	2133	32
Pickens	2030	31
Barbour	1898	40
Hale	1897	48
Fayette	1835	34
Butler	1766	60
Cherokee	1673	33
Henry	1622	29
Monroe	1542	21
Randolph	1495	36
Washington	1447	27
Clay	1316	50
Crenshaw	1270	48
Macon	1246	38
Cleburne	1241	28
Lamar	1220	24
Lowndes	1186	37
Wilcox	1100	22
Bullock	1074	29
Perry	1008	19
Conecuh	991	23
Sumter	912	28
Greene	786	24
Coosa	661	19
Choctaw	524	24
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0