A Hall County Jail inmate who escaped from a work detail on jail property a month ago was arrested in Tennessee late last week.
According to information released by the Hall County Sheriff s Department, David Daniel Morgan, 37, of Gainesville is back in the custody of Hall County authorities. Deputies retrieved him Saturday from Hamilton County, Tennessee. He was arrested Thursday, March 11 by the U.S. Marshal s Service and the Hamilton County Sheriff s Office at a residence in Hamilton County. A spokesman for the sheriff s office in Hamilton County indicated an arrest report would not be available right away. He also declined an interview to discuss details of the arrest.
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Deputies: Inmate walked away from work detail in Hall County
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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David Daniel Morgan, 37, of Gainesville (Hall County Sheriff s Office).
GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Hall County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a Hall County Jail inmate who they say walked away from an outside work detail on jail grounds Friday morning.
David Daniel Morgan, 37, of Gainesville, left his work assignment between 8:50 a.m. and 9 a.m. and got into an SUV with a driver who was waiting for him, deputies said.
The vehicle is a silver, 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer with Georgia tag number RVQ8587.
Morgan had been in jail since Jan.9, 2021, on a nonviolent theft charge. He is described as white, 5-feet-8 inches tall and weighs approximately 160 pounds. He has brown hair that is slightly gray in the front and brown eyes. Morgan was wearing a blue jail jumpsuit.