Sheriff: Leads Indicate Inmate Who Walked Away from Work Detail Got Ride Out of County
The Athens Banner-Herald reports law enforcement officials do not believe Ross Hilmo is still in the Barrow area.
An inmate who walked away from a work detail Oct. 12 is still at large. The Athens Banner-Herald reports Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said leads show the inmate, 22-year-old Ross Eugene Hilmo of Auburn, secured a ride out of the county. Hilmo was jailed at the Barrow County Detention Center facing drug charges. “He may have flagged someone down or got to a phone. We don’t know," Smith told the newspaper. The inmate was part of a work detail crew cutting grass on county property. Deputies searched the area of Tom Miller Road between Ga. Highway 81 South and Haymon-Morris Road throughout the day Monday and continued to search and follow up on leads throughout the night. The Banner-Herald reports tracking dogs were brought in but did …
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