Multiple agencies are searching for an escaped inmate that was in the process of being transported to the Coffee County Tennessee Sheriff’s Department.

Tony Jameson Sweeton, 23, escaped from a transport vehicle while being transported from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, according to a Facebook post from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.

Sweeton reportedly escaped from the intersection of Highway 127 and Wattendorf Highway near the Franklin County and Coffee County line.

The Manchester Police Department, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Arnold Air Force Police Base and the Tullahoma Police Department are also assisting in the searchSweeton is an inmate out of Coffee County and was due for a Circuit Court appearance on Wednesday. He is wanted on the following charges:

Aggravated assault
Three counts of assault on a first responders
Theft of a motor vehicle
Property theft
Resisting arrest
Domestic violence
Contributing to the delinquency of a minor
Two counts of vandalism
Driving on a revoked license
Probation violations
Three counts of assault
Improper display of tag

 


 

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