East Alabama inmate formally charged in dramatic getaway attempt in stolen police cruiser
Updated Feb 19, 2021;
A Gadsden man has been formally charged after authorities say he stole a patrol cruiser during a dramatic attempted getaway last week.
Jason Ray Boyd, 41, is now charged with first-degree escape, a Class B felony, as well as first-degree theft of property and two counts of criminal mischief, Etowah County Sheriff Jonathon Horton announced Friday.
Horton said Gadsden police were taking Boyd back to jail and his restraints had been moved in sally port. As Boyd walked toward the detention center, surveillance cameras caught Boyd opening the door on a Gadsden police vehicle and fleeing from the detention center.