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.

Confirmed Cases: 96677

Reported Deaths: 2911

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Hinds	7143	160
DeSoto	5594	60
Harrison	3883	74
Jackson	3505	70
Madison	3310	89
Rankin	3306	79
Lee	2736	70
Forrest	2489	73
Jones	2487	79
Washington	2259	77
Lafayette	2191	39
Lauderdale	2059	125
Bolivar	1845	66
Oktibbeha	1799	52
Lamar	1716	35
Lowndes	1580	58
Neshoba	1579	104
Panola	1499	30
Sunflower	1471	46
Leflore	1410	81
Warren	1407	50
Pontotoc	1278	16
Pike	1240	51
Monroe	1235	68
Copiah	1191	33
Scott	1176	27
Coahoma	1163	29
Marshall	1106	17
Lincoln	1102	53
Holmes	1098	59
Grenada	1090	36
Yazoo	1062	30
Simpson	1046	46
Tate	1004	37
Union	998	24
Leake	960	38
Adams	941	37
Wayne	904	21
Pearl River	892	53
Marion	865	35
Prentiss	862	17
Covington	827	22
Itawamba	826	21
Alcorn	820	11
George	780	13
Tallahatchie	773	21
Newton	772	24
Winston	742	19
Tishomingo	690	38
Chickasaw	684	24
Tippah	671	17
Attala	667	25
Walthall	601	26
Clarke	600	46
Clay	595	18
Hancock	587	22
Jasper	575	15
Noxubee	551	16
Smith	534	15
Calhoun	521	12
Tunica	497	15
Claiborne	465	16
Montgomery	464	20
Yalobusha	435	14
Lawrence	433	13
Perry	424	19
Greene	388	17
Humphreys	377	15
Quitman	377	5
Stone	374	12
Jefferson Davis	342	11
Webster	338	13
Amite	332	10
Carroll	319	12
Wilkinson	305	18
Kemper	290	15
Sharkey	266	13
Jefferson	243	9
Benton	227	3
Franklin	193	3
Choctaw	186	6
Issaquena	105	3
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Confirmed Cases: 134231

Reported Deaths: 2357

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Jefferson	19676	351
Mobile	13373	292
Montgomery	8834	184
Tuscaloosa	8621	118
Madison	7881	78
Shelby	5978	49
Lee	5897	60
Baldwin	5477	50
Marshall	3943	43
Calhoun	3515	44
Etowah	3490	45
Morgan	3292	28
Houston	2903	21
Elmore	2667	48
DeKalb	2416	21
St. Clair	2322	35
Walker	2316	84
Talladega	2166	29
Limestone	2101	20
Cullman	1899	20
Dallas	1790	26
Franklin	1771	29
Autauga	1764	25
Russell	1760	3
Lauderdale	1713	33
Colbert	1646	26
Blount	1611	15
Escambia	1608	24
Chilton	1585	30
Jackson	1575	11
Covington	1401	27
Dale	1386	44
Coffee	1348	6
Pike	1198	10
Chambers	1164	42
Tallapoosa	1160	85
Clarke	1091	16
Marion	964	29
Butler	912	39
Barbour	882	7
Winston	744	12
Marengo	720	20
Pickens	662	14
Bibb	654	10
Lowndes	653	27
Randolph	647	13
Hale	635	28
Geneva	625	4
Lawrence	620	23
Cherokee	608	13
Bullock	604	14
Monroe	589	8
Clay	585	8
Washington	557	13
Perry	541	6
Crenshaw	537	32
Conecuh	535	11
Wilcox	531	11
Henry	505	5
Macon	480	18
Fayette	457	8
Sumter	438	19
Cleburne	380	5
Lamar	367	2
Choctaw	347	12
Greene	303	15
Coosa	171	3
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0