An escaped state inmate is back in custody after he walked away from a work detail in Temple on Tuesday.
What It Means For You: David Emsley Wheeles is no longer a threat to the community after being found and arrested without incident in the Villa Rosa Road area.
What Happened: Wheeles walked off his work detail Monday and was captured this morning near where he escaped. He now faces a felony escape charge on top of his original sentence.
Who Caught Him: The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office worked with the state prison system, emergency management, the U.S. Marshal Fugitive Task Force, and other local agencies to find and arrest Wheeles.
The Sources: Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.
B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
