AMERICUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Officials say two inmates of the Sumter County Jail are still on the run two days after their escape. According to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, ...

A Georgia detention officer could face a decade in prison after he was charged as part of an investigation into contraband at the Sumter County Jail.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A Sumter County Sheriff’s Office employee has been arrested in an ongoing investigation into contraband in the local jail. According to Sheriff Eric Bryant, Javian Blake, a ...

Authorities in Georgia asked for the public's assistance on Monday, Feb. 9, after two inmates facing violent crime charges escaped from jail over the weekend. Two inmates escaped custody from the ...

Two inmates facing charges that include murder escaped from a Georgia jail Sunday night. Ricky Martin, 20, and Kentravious Holmes, 21, were detained at the Sumter County Jail in Americus, Georgia, ...

Authorities are continuing the search for two murder suspects who escaped from a Georgia jail. Rickey Martin, 20, and Kentravious Holmes, 21, escaped Sumter County Jail at around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, ...

The officer is facing a felony charge.

AMERICUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Two inmates are back behind bars after spending four days on the run from various law enforcement agencies. Sumter County Sheriff Eric Bryant announced the capture of inmates ...