ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Authorities captured an inmate who escaped from the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Rockdale County on Monday, according to the sheriff’s office.
Sheriff Eric Levett posted a video message on the agency’s Facebook page Monday afternoon to explain the heavy law enforcement presence in the area of Chambers Drive and Sigman Road, less than half a mile from the Rockdale County Jail in unincorporated Conyers.
Levett said the Conyers Police Department arrested the inmate Saturday for a traffic violation. He was booked into the jail, where ICE placed a hold on him…