PULASKI COUNTY, Va. – UPDATE
An inmate at the New River Valley Regional Jail who escaped is back in custody after a manhunt over the weekend.
10 News has been working for you to get answers to what happened with this latest incident.
On Saturday, Robert Radford slipped through an open door used to let vehicles access a secured area of the jail, authorities said.
Radford was originally in jail for stealing a car.
Authorities said they pursued Radford into the woods behind Carmett Logistics but he managed to get away.
They said that is when they made their calls to alert the State Police and local departments. Police then surrounded the property and took Radford into custody near 701 East Main Street in Dublin.
Radford escaped at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday and was captured about an hour later.
We reached out to the New River Valley Regional Jail for an interview and surveillance footage of the incident and they declined.
They said everything is still under investigation.
They told 10 News that in situations like this, they have internal reviews to see what went wrong.
Radford was taken back to the New River Valley Regional Jail after being captured off East Main Street in Dublin.
He faces a class 6 felony for escaping.
ORIGINAL STORY
An inmate at New River Valley Regional Jail was captured Saturday afternoon after he escaped from the jail while waiting to be processed.
According to NRVRJ, inmate Robert Radford slipped out of a door that was opened to let vehicles out of a secured area of the facility.
Officers at the jail pursued Radford into a heavily wooded area behind Camrett Logistics where contact was lost. The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office was notified and a perimeter was set up around the Pulaski County Animal Control.
We’re told at 2:25 p.m., Radford was captured near 701 East Main Street in Dublin.
“The NRVRJ would like to express their gratitude to Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, Dublin Police Department and Virginia State Police for their quick response and apprehension of the inmate,” the jail said in a press release.