Updated Story:
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation urging residents to be on the lookout for fugitive Sean Williams escaped from federal custody while being transported to U.S. District Court in Greeneville.
He escaped yesterday (Wednesday) morning. He’s wanted on numerous charges, including Rape of a
Child.
TBI is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to his arrest. Please call 1-800-TBI-FIND.
Original Story: Grainger County, TN (WOKI) The U.S. Marshals, along with several East Tennessee agencies, are on the lookout for an escaped suspect who has been charged with the production of child pornography.
Officials with the Grainger County Sheriff’s Office say 52 year-old Sean Williams escaped Wednesday, October 18 while being transported to Greeneville, Tennessee from Laurel County, Kentucky. That route went along US Highway 25 East through Claiborne, Grainger and Hamblen Counties.
Green County Sheriff’s Department officials said Williams was wearing “jail type” clothes, adding that Williams “is desperate to escape custody and has attempted [to do so] previously.”
Anyone with information on Williams’ whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately.
