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| Miss. inmate escapes, assaults officer and steals patrol car |
| By Pascagoula Mississippi Press |
| Published: 08/13/2003 |
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A state inmate housed at the George County, Miss., Regional Correctional Facility slipped away from the jail and managed to steal a patrol car Saturday morning. The inmate was recaptured a few hours later, but not before he wrecked the sheriff's department vehicle. Robert L. McKee, 30, 1912 Live Oak St., Pascagoula, was working in the kitchen area of the jail Saturday morning. From a preliminary report, it is believed that sometime after the 7 a.m. inmate count, McKee climbed the perimeter fence, cutting his right arm on razor wire in his escape, George County Chief Deputy John Keel said. Authorities believe McKee walked nearby railroad tracks. A 911 call came into the George County Sheriff's Department around 9 a.m. The caller reported a suspicious black male walking on Miss. 613. A deputy responded to the call and approached the man, unaware that he was an escapee. McKee allegedly gave Cowart false information about his identity, and then a struggle began. Cowart managed to radio for backup. The suspect fled in Cowart's patrol car, striking a passing vehicle as he left the scene. Investigator Ronnie Lambert was off duty, but heard the radio traffic and call for backup. Lambert spotted the stolen car on Miss. 612 and a pursuit began. The suspect attempted to block Lambert's path when he tried to pass him. Then as Lambert got beside the vehicle, the suspect attempted to ram his car, Keel said. The chase continued at about 70 mph, until the suspect lost control of the stolen car and spun sideways, ending up in a ditch. At that time, McKee was apprehended by Lambert, but had still not been identified as an escaped inmate. After McKee allegedly continued to give false information about his identity at the hospital. Sheriff Don Parnell became suspicious and ordered a lockdown and inmate count at the jail. McKee was eventually identified while at the hospital, and it was determined that he had escaped from the correctional facility. |
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