Mobile County deputies arrest man accused of running from Metro Jail

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MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested a man they said ran from Metro Jail before being booked.

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According to an MCSO Facebook post, Joshua Burton Dillard was ordered to attend drug rehab, but he was kicked out of the program and ordered to go to jail.

Officials said when he was brought back to the jail, he ran.

Dillard had allegedly been going to the rehab facility on and off since 2019 on different drug charges.

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Officials also found out that on Wednesday, Jan. 15, Dillard allegedly used counterfeit money in Saraland…

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