By Ashley Izbicki
WBIR
GRAINGER COUNTY — After three inmates escaped from the Grainger County jail last Friday, 10News uncovered security issues that helped the men break out were highlighted in inspections the jail failed this year.
Around 7:30 p.m. Friday, three criminals escaped by allegedly climbing over the jail’s recreation wall. Two of the inmates, Dennis Rucker and Shane Farrow, were found at the Royal Inn in Pigeon Forge around 9 p.m. Sunday. The third suspect, David Valentine, was still on the run as of Thursday evening.
Charles Biddle, Chief Deputy for the Grainger County Sheriff’s Department, said issues that caused the jail to fail an inspection in April and reinspection in May had not been resolved, and helped the inmates escape.
Full story: Grainger Co. jail failed inspections prior to inmates escaping