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Escaped Prisoner Captured Off Nine Mile Road
September 21, 2012
An inmate worker who left his assigned work area this morning at the Escambia County Animal Shelter on Fairfield Drive has been captured near Nine Mile Road.
Alexander G. Kent, 36, asked to use the restroom at the shelter and did not return to his work. Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies established a perimeter around the animal shelter and used a K-9 in an attempt to track Kent. Deputies received information that Kent was hiding at a residence on Bowman Avenue, just off Nine Mile Road, and he was arrested at that location.
He was booked into the Escambia County Jail on one court of escape.
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17 Responses to “Escaped Prisoner Captured Off Nine Mile Road”
He was wrong for escapeing! For sure! But the way it was handled was th most unproffesional thing! There was unnessasary damage done done to a home and badgering to the person he went to! And noone cares about that side and the fact the police were careing on like kids. Sad that they tried to blame someone else for his escape and not the co’s or him!
@DAGB AND MANY OTHERS. Most of the road camp p/u’s are Fords. Camp 5 does have one full size Chev. p/u with the large dog box in the bed. There is a large star on the doors. This is most likely the p/u I saw. (not seen). It’s odd that myself and another poster saw the same vehicle and those who were not there are so fast to say we were wrong. I recall a young officer responding to a call several years ago where there was a subject running from another officer. The officer lost control of his car, hit a power pole and the corner of a building with the roof of the car. he was killed in the impact. Other officers had to break from the chase to control traffic and protect the scene. As I said before —the officer must be able the get to where he is needed—not sitting at a wreck he has caused. Please do not be so fast to dismiss other posters.
I know this young man and before you bash the law enforcement officers for being in too big a hurry for nothing you need to know his record, he was released in 2009, from state prison, for burglary, possion of methamphetamine, and fleeing with a firearm, his stay was just over 5 years. He has 18 arrest, 3 of which are battery on leo, and 1 for chid abuse. Just saying, maybe the chasers where justified in their hast.
Molino Jim: I didn’t write anything about you saying it was an S.O. Vehicle. You stated a whit chev.p/u. S.O. Dosent drive K9 p/u trucks. Road Prison does but they are indeed Fords. If you seen a Chev. Then it wasn’t affiliated with S.O. Or Road Prison. Just trying to show how an agency,business,person,etc gets a bad name from bad info from public that doesnt know as much as they think they do. Great job to S.O and Road Prison on the speedy capture. As James stated when he ran he became a danger, any retired LEO should know that.
All the trucks at the County Road Prison are FORDS. go by and see.They are parked out front. Good job at catching this inmate and by the way when he ran he became a Felon and a danger to this community.
@ DAGB-Please read my post again— I did not say it was a SO vehicle. Also I can ID a Chev. as opposed to a Ford or other vehicle. It may have been a road camp vehicle. Still and all the drivers action were uncalled for.
From the descriptions posted of the K9 vehicle sounds like it was a corrections officer from the road department, not a patrol K9 from the sheriffs office. A K9 deputy would’ve been running blue lights and a siren in a marked patrol unit if headed to an urgent call.
To help clear up several points. That section of I-110 is two (2) lane. The truck was a white Chev. pick-up with a large full bed dog box marked with large letters “K-9″ on both sides of the rear of the box. The tag was a yellow county or state service tag. The truck did have a small light bar on the roof. I didn’t get the tag number because of the space between us and the drivers speed as they pulled away. As to the speed, I was driving the posted limit and am a retired LEO, I can make a safe estimate on another vehicle speed as they are pulling away from me. With the fellow being on a work detail I don’t guess he was a felon. I am a supporter of LEO and EMS/firemen and so on. There is an old saying with LEO that you have to get to where you’re needed–not sitting involved in a wreck on the way.
@P’cola guy, if it were a road “prison” truck, I’m sure that was the most excitement that officer had seen in a long time. No one was hurt, let him have his moment.
For the record a police car or other emergency transport can not run above the speed limit without their lights on. Get the car number and report it.
The vehicle Jim is referring to I believe had a Corrections Star on the side of it, and was from the Road Prison, he was dodging in and out of traffic, I felt it was uncalled for, an inmate escape on foot, cannot outrun deputy cars, or radio’s, but a inmate hauling truck from the Road Prison, flying down the highway was not needed!
The k9 trucks are not fords, they are chevy tahoes, fyi
Molino Jim: You sure he was close to 90 mph? Are you sure it was a “county tag”? Reason I ask is because you stated it was a Chevrolet. The K9 trucks are Fords. Seems if you managed to gather all of the above facts you would have at least got the make right. Case dismissed!
The section of I110 that Jim is speaking of has 5-6 driving lanes. I drive it 10 times a week. At 10:30am, there is not enough traffic on the interstate for the K9 unit to have posed a “life threatening risk.”
1.Our LEO are trained professionals.
2.They use their lights and sirens when necessary and required.
3.Had they not found the escapee, you’d be whining “why aren’t they doing their job??”
4..The posted speed limit on I110 is 55mph.
5.If you are going the speed limit, then anyone that speeds passed you is going to appear to be flying. With that being said, I doubt he was going “close to 90 mph”.
I’m surprised such detailed information (even the type of TAG?? WOW!!) was gathered from the K9 vehicle if it was going as fast as was alleged.
I agree with jack.The fire trucks and police should obey traffic laws they should stop for red lights and drive slow to homes burning and major traffic crashes. Its not ok for them to run red lights. Thank you Jack for standing up for what is right.
I see nothing in jim’s comment that is shameful. The danger aspect of LE work doesn’t make it alright to put every one else’s life in danger by ignoring traffic laws they are supposed to enforce.
I am glad they caught him. I am also glad the officers responded quickly enough to catch him before he harmed anyone. An escaped inmate can be a very dangerous person. I am very thankful to the officers who put their lives on the line everyday for me and everyone else in this county. When a person calls 911 the officer can not get their quick enough. Shame on you jim.
I wonder what he was doing jail time for? The reason I ask this is because the county “K-9″ truck passed me on I-110 just south of I-10 about 10:30 this morning. This must be a real bad fellow to have caused the driver in the “K-9″ truck to be running close to 90 mph. No head lights flashing — no top light flashing. Just a white Chev. P/U marked with county “K-9″ with a county tag, cutting traffic and running in excess of the posted speed by a whole lot. LEO’s get enough flack with out having something like this.