KSP: Inmate escapes in county vehicle, found abandoned in TN

MURRAY, Ky. (WTVQ) – Kentucky State Police are looking for an inmate they say drove-off from a work release detail in a Calloway County vehicle.

Investigators say the vehicle was later found abandoned in Buchanan, Tennessee.

KSP says Henry Rickard Jr. took off from the Sycamore Industrial Road area in Murray on Thursday afternoon.

Investigators say he has family in Tennessee.

They say he was in jail on drug and weapons charges and should be considered dangerous.

KSP says anyone who spots Rickard should not approach him, but call KSP at 270-856-3721 or call 9-1-1.