UPDATE: Oct. 13 at 5:50 p.m.
Kentucky State Police reports that 26-year-old Jeremy D. Ward, who walked away from the Bluegrass Career Development Center on Oct. 9, is back in police custody.
Ward has been charged with second degree escape and is lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.
Original Story:
The Kentucky State Police are searching for an inmate who walked away from the Bluegrass Career Development Center just before 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
KSP says the escaped inmate is a 26-year-old Jeremy D. Ward from Hartford. He is described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, and tattoos on his neck and chest. Ward was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt, camouflage sweatpants, and white shoes.
Authorities say that Ward is known to frequently visit Owensboro, Hartford, Beaver Dam, and surrounding counties.
Ward has been serving a sentence for multiple drug trafficking and possession charges in addition to charges of burglary and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, KSP says.
Anyone with information regarding his location is asked to call local law enforcement or KSP Post 7 at 859-623-2404.
