Wanted inmate escapes Hancock County jail by climbing over fence. Have you seen her?
A female inmate escaped the Hancock County Jail Friday, a sheriff’s department official confirmed.
Hancock County Chief Investigator Glenn Grannan said the inmate escaped by climbing over a fence.
Grannan could not provide further details, but the sheriff’s department sent a press release to the Sea Coast Echo earlier Friday afternoon that identified the inmate as Kasie Mitchell.
Mitchell, 27, is from Tylertown and was in the jail on a hold from Slidell police, according to the release.
She escaped at 9:42 a.m.
“Mitchell fled from the area on foot and was later picked up by a passerby,” the release says.
The Hancock County jail is about 15 minutes away from Slidell city limits.