Law enforcement authorities are looking for an inmate who ran away from Silverdale Detention Facilities on Wednesday night.
Gary Minton, 41, escaped around 6:15 p.m., according to a news release from a Silverdale spokesperson. Some members of the prison staff were escorting inmates who were taking trash out of Silverdale when Minton ran into the nearby woods.
The staff put the prison on lockdown to prevent inmates from moving around. They also conducted a headcount, according to the release. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and Chattanooga Police Department were called to to the area, according to Hamilton County 911 records.