Dekalb County Jail escapee still on the run

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By: Shannon Delcambre | Alabama's13.com
Published: September 21, 2009

A jail inmate climbs through razor wire, walls, and jumps from a roof in an escape, and is still on the run.
Dekalb County Sherifff Jimmy Harris states that is happened Sunday, September 20, 2009.
Inmate Emmitt Arlee Harris (AKA Adijah A Uhuru), 57, of South Pittsburgh, PA, escaped form the DeKalb County Correctional Facility.
Harris climbed an internal 14 foot security fence and went through 3 layers of razor wire pulling himself to the top of the building and then jumping about 14 feet from the roof.
He was charged in 2008 by the ATF for Felon in Possession of firearm and sentenced 33 months.
He was transported to the DeKalb County Correctional facility for housing on August 19, 2009.
Area law enforcement including Collinsville, Rainsville, Crossville, Geraldine, Sylvania, Fort Payne, Powell and St. Clair Correctional Facility K-9 unit and the US Marshall Service assisted on the search. Sheriff Harris States that all efforts are being utilized to apprehend this subject in a quick and timely manner.

Dekalb County Jail escapee still on the run

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