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| S.C. Inmate Comes Back to Jail After Walking Out |
| By Rock Hill Herald |
| Published: 11/20/2002 |
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The York County, S.C., Prison inmate who walked out a week ago unnoticed by authorities turned himself in the next morning morning. Prison Chief Jimmy Ramsey said he didn't know why Marcus Terrell Neely, 24, left at 3 p.m. last Sunday or why he turned himself in Monday at 2:30 a.m. Ramsey wouldn't say how Neely escaped or if new preventive measures have been put in place since his escape. 'Whatever we're doing is a personnel matter, and we're not at liberty to discuss that,' Ramsey said. Neely of 143 Fairway Lane in McConnells was serving part of a 10-year sentence for distributing crack cocaine within proximity of a school, Ramsey said. Before Neely escaped, he was in the visitors' area with his mother, according to reports at the York County Sheriff's Office. His mother couldn't be reached for comment Monday night. Neely was described as wearing a black sweater and black jeans in the visitors' area of the Moss Justice Center's minimum security prison. After officers allowed prisoners back in and closed the door to allow visitors to exit, officers noticed one inmate missing, reports said. Visitors are required to sign in, are given a time limit and are required to sign out when they leave, officials said. |
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