MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A Mississippi inmate is on the loose Monday after requesting a bathroom break during transport from Benton County to Marshall County.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office said the inmate told a state corrections officer that he needed to use the restroom while traveling back to Marshall County.
When the MDOC employee pulled over to the side of Highway 4 near the Benton/Marshall County line, the inmate ran off.
The inmate was identified by authorities as Kurtis Elkins. He is around 6 feet, 200 pounds, wearing a black shirt, blue jeans and handcuffs. He was last seen running from Highway 4 toward Snow Lake Shores.
Elkins is not considered by authorities to be dangerous and is likely still wearing handcuffs attached to a leather restraint belt.
But dozens of deputies, heavily armed agents and canine officers from Bartlett, Tunica, and DeSoto County searched a large wooded area for Elkins on Monday.