Fulton County jailers arrested after prisoner escape

HICKMAN, Ky. (AP) – Two deputy jailers have been arrested for their alleged involvement in an inmate escape from the Fulton County Detention Center.

Fulton County Jailer Rickey Parnell tells local media that deputy jailers Monica Mayes and Jason Smith were arrested after authorities learned they were involved in 40-year-old inmate Michael Shane Hunter’s escape.

Hunter escaped Sunday night and was captured early Tuesday morning in Hardin County. He was serving time for theft, fleeing police and flagrant non-support.

Parnell says Mayes and Smith have been fired. The two are charged with first-degree official misconduct and second-degree escape. It’s unclear whether Mays or Smith have attorneys.

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