MENA, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Polk County Sheriff said on Sunday that an inmate facing charges in Arkansas and Oklahoma escaped from jail and was driving a stolen vehicle.
Sheriff Scott Sawyer said in a social media post that Levi Poor, 38, escaped from the Polk County Detention Center around 12:45 p.m.
Sawyer said that Poor was last seen wearing an orange jail uniform. He later mentioned that Poor was believed to be driving a stolen red 2011 Ford Ranger with an extended cab pickup.
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Poor reportedly stole the vehicle around 1:15 p.m., roughly four blocks from the detention center.
Saywer said that Poor was being held for third-degree domestic battery and failure to appear charges. Poor also has a warrant out of Oklahoma for a felon in possession of a firearm charge…