Two Inmates From Mississippi Jail Escape Weeks After Four Other Inmates Escaped

Two inmates from the Mississippi Raymond Detention Center were found missing on Monday. They were identified as Joseph Spring and Michael Lewis and law enforcement detected this break out during a headcount when they could not locate the two men. It is still unclear how they were able to escape, but it is possible they escaped through an air duct and then climbed the fence. 

Spring still has not been located and there is currently a search underway to find him. Sheriff Tyree Jones has been updating the case on Twitter. The people in the nearby area were notified and asked to keep an eye out for any suspicious activity that could be related. 

Lewis was apprehended on Sunday and will be charged with escape and possibly other charges in addition to the sentence he is currently serving. 

Spring was arrested for burglary in November and Lewis was arrested for a DUI in December 2022. 

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This breakout occurred a few weeks after four other men had broken out of the jail via the roof on April 21. The men were identified as Jerry Raynes, Casey Grayson, Corey Harrison and Dylan Arrington. They were all located later, but only Raynes and Harrison were detained. Grayson was found dead in New Orleans in a vehicle at a truck stop and Arrington was killed when a shootout occurred after barricading himself in a home in Mississippi.

The Mississippi jail is currently being scrutinized after the breakouts – insufficient management and security have been identified as the main causes. There was a takeover of the jail ordered by U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves last July due to concerns over the management.

Sheriff Jones urged anyone who has information about the case or has sighted Spring to contact HCSO at 601-352-1521.