A Mississippi inmate has been relocated after allegedly attempting to escape a state-run prison.
The Mississippi Department of Corrections reported that inmate Christopher Davis, 46, attempted to escape the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility on Monday night. Jail staff said they discovered Davis missing during a routine inmate count.
“Out of an abundance of caution, we sounded the alarm to alert the surrounding community and called on area law enforcement to assist in the search,” MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain said.
Davis was found in a wooden shed in the central area of the prison at approximately 3:15 a.m. on Tuesday. He was later moved to the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and will face an attempted escape charge, which carries up to five years.
The inmate is currently serving seven sentences totaling 33 years for convictions in Leflore County. He was sentenced on Oct. 3, 2016, for one count of fleeing a law enforcement officer and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On Oct. 2, 2017, he received three eight-year sentences for accessory after the fact, one for each count. On Aug. 12, 2018, he was sentenced on two counts of aggravated assault.