Man Breaks out of Jail, Only to Return Himself 7 Hours Later

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7/7/2019|Updated: 7/7/2019

A man who escaped from Tennessee prison on July 4 simply returned to the prison after seven hours, according to the police statement.

Steven Ray Hamm, 45, was detained in Humphreys County Jail as a pretrial felon where he escaped on Thursday at about 8 p.m., the Humphreys County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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