COUNTY — According to the Pickens County Sherriff’s Office, two inmates who escaped from the Pickens County prison on February 5 have been captured.
Authorities said Jimmy Cannon, 49, of 780 Cannon Road in Salem, was recaptured in Oconee County on Feb. 21 during a routine traffic stop. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Pickens County prison after Cannon’s outstanding warrant appeared in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) computer. The Pickens County prison verified information on the NCIC, and Cannon was transported back to Pickens County.
He is currently being held at the Pickens County Detention Center awaiting a hearing.
Ralph Eugene Ridley, 40, of 210 Cabin Road in Highlands, N.C., was apprehended in Grenada, Miss., on the evening of Monday, March 1. Ridley attempted to flee but was quickly arrested by Mississippi law enforcement officials. After his arrest, information located in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) was verified between the Grenada Law Enforcement Officials and the Pickens County prison.
Ridley is currently being held at a detention facility in Mississippi awaiting an extradition hearing prior to being returned to South Carolina.
The Courier reported in its Feb. 10 edition that detention officers discovered that Ridley did not show up for kitchen work detail at 6 a.m. on Saturday. Feb. 6. The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office was immediately notified of the escape. A head count was taken, and officers then discovered that Cannon was also missing.
Both Ridley and Cannon were serving time from family court for non-support.
Escaped inmates captured
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