A man who fled from the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) office in Aberdeen Jan. 26 and again from the Monroe County Sheriffâs Office Monday was arrested Wednesday.
Joshua Addington, 31, of Smithville surrendered on a set of railroad tracks near Smithville to the same deputy who transported him earlier in the week, according to Sheriff Kevin Crook.
He was arrested at a residence alongside Parham Store Road Monday for absconding from the MDOC nearly two weeks prior. Deputies found him to be in possession of three firearms in the attic of the home, including a sawed-off shotgun.Â
Addington managed to escape from the patrol car nearly two blocks away from the Monroe County Detention Center in Aberdeen before he was booked.
North Mississippi man escapes police custody twice in two weeks
He escaped from the patrol car while being transported back to jail Share Updated: 4:15 PM CST Feb 9, 2021 Joshua Addington, 31, of Smithville SOURCE: Monroe Co. Sheriff s Office
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He escaped from the patrol car while being transported back to jail Share Updated: 4:15 PM CST Feb 9, 2021 Authorities in north Mississippi are searching for a man who has escaped custody twice in the past two weeks. Joshua Addington, 31, of Smithville, initially escaped from the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections in Aberdeen two weeks ago, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. He was serving a three-year sentence on possession of methamphetamine charges and was scheduled to be released from custody in 2023.On Monday, investigators located him at his home on Parham Store Road. Deputies say they had to remove him from the