Pictured, left to right, Todd Carroll, Jason Holden Collins and Casey Denim (Courtesy: HCSO)

Deputies Searching for Several Inmates after Escaping Hancock County Jail

Posted on July 19, 2024

Hancock County, TN (WOKI) A search is underway for escaped inmates out of Hancock County.

Officials with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office say a total of five inmates escaped the Hancock County jail around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday night.

Two of the five, Adam Bailey and John Benton III, have been apprehended while Casey Denim, Todd Carroll, and Jason Collins remain at-large.

HCSO says the inmates are not known to be armed.

Anyone with information that can assist in the search is asked to call the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office at 423-733-2249.

*Pictured, left to right, Todd Carroll, Jason Holden Collins and Casey Denim* (*Courtesy: HCSO*)

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