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MDOC Investigating Attempted Escape
PEARL – The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) is investigating an attempted escape at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County on Monday night.
Inmate Christopher Davis, K2396, was discovered missing during an inmate count. Commissioner Burl Cain said, “Out of an abundance of caution, we sounded the alarm to alert the surrounding community and called on area law enforcement to assist in the search.”
Davis, 46, was found in a wooden shed in the central area of CMCF at approximately 3:15 a.m. He was later moved to the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and will face an attempted escape charge, which carries up to five years in Mississippi.
Davis is serving seven sentences totaling 33 years for convictions in Leflore County. He was sentenced on Oct. 3, 2016, for one count of fleeing a law enforcement officer and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On Oct. 2, 2017, he received three eight-year sentences for accessory after the fact, one for each count. On Aug. 12, 2018, he was sentenced on two counts of aggravated assault.
Commissioner Cain thanked employees from CMCF, other prisons, and Probation and Parole for their assistance. “We also appreciate our law enforcement partners. The situation ended well.”