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Adams County deputies searching for escapee

By Kaitlin Howell Mar 7, 2025 | 7:28 AM

ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Adams County deputies are searching for an escapee.

Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten said Micheal Fort, 21, escaped from the Adams County Jail while serving as a trustee. He was being held at the jail for burglary.

  • Micheal Fort (Courtesy: Adams Co. Sheriff’s Office)
  • Micheal Fort (Courtesy: Adams Co. Sheriff’s Office)
  • Micheal Fort (Courtesy: Adams Co. Sheriff’s Office)
  • Micheal Fort (Courtesy: Adams Co. Sheriff’s Office)

According to Patten, a doorbell camera showed Fort in the Morgantown area of Natchez on Friday, March 7.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Fort can contact the Adams County Sheriff’s Office at 601-422-2752 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-442-5001.