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Atmore Prison Escapee Recaptured
July 12, 2016
An inmate that escaped Monday from the Atmore Work Release program was recaptured early Tuesday evening.
Investigators with the Alabama Department of Corrections and U..S. Marshals apprehended Ridgeway after he was sighted in Atmore.
He was serving a 20-year sentence for a 1998 first degree robbery conviction in Mobile County. Officials said Ridgeway will face additional charges for the escape.
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2 Responses to “Atmore Prison Escapee Recaptured”
WOW. He was due to be released in 2 years. Maybe he escaped to see if he could handle living outside of prison life. Doesn’t work that way dummy !
Nobody ever said he was smart.I suppose.