A Floyd County Jail inmate, Charles Bowman, 56, who escaped custody on Wednesday has been located and taken ito custody.
According to Sheriff Dave Roberson, Bowman was found on Charlton Street and taken into custody without incident. Officers said that Bowman was found in possession of marijuana when they found him.
Roberson added, “We’d like to thank all the news agencies for quickly sharing the previous press release as well as the Fugitive Task Force, Floyd County Prison, Department of Corrections, RPD, FCPD, GSP & Norfolk Southern for assisting us in a quick capture.”
Bowman is now facing charges of posessession of marijuana and escape.
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An inmate from the Floyd County Jail escaped custody on Wednesday while working outside the jail.
According to Floyd County Sheriff Dave Roberson, the inmate Charles Bowman, 56 of Rome, walked off his work duty at 11:45 am. He was last seen working outside the jail.
Bowman had been housed at the jail since September 17th. Clink link for previous arrest story https://coosavalleynews.com/2021/09/rome-man-found-with-drugs-during-search-of-home/
As a precaution, Rome High School, Rome Middle School, Phoenix Learning Center and Main Elementary, Model Elementary, Middle and High School along with Johnson Elementary have been placed on lockdown.
