BELL COUNTY, Ky. (FOX 56) — A pair of inmates has reportedly been spotted in Tennessee after escaping a southeast Kentucky forestry camp.
According to Trooper Shane Jacobs, Billy Potter, 32, and Steven Spencer, 22, escaped from the Bell County Forestry Camp on Monday night.
Public alert: 2 inmates escape custody in Bell County
On Wednesday, Aug. 27, Clairfield Elementary School in Clairfield, Tennessee, announced that the campus would be on heightened alert after learning that Potter and Spencer had been spotted in the area.
All students and staff are safe. Clairfield Elementary School is currently on secure status. All doors are locked, and students and staff are continuing learning and teaching. A Kentucky prison camp has two prisoners who have escaped. They believe they are headed to the Rock Creek area, but we will continue to stay on Secure until we know the Clarified area is clear.
Clairfield Elementary School
Parents were encouraged to pick their students up by 3 p.m. as no school buses would be running…