Three inmates escape Tennessee jail, one wanted for homicide

Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Three inmates escaped from a county jail in Tennessee, including a man charged with criminal homicide, authorities said.

Dylan Cecil Ferguson, 20, was added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Top 10 Most Wanted list after his Tuesday escape from the jail in Lafayette, Tenn. He was being held on charges in connection to the death of a man in 2016 and was considered armed and dangerous, the TBI said.

The TBI described Ferguson as a white man standing 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighing approximately 150 pounds. He has brown hair and green eyes.

Ferguson escaped with two inmates named Jeffrey Strong and Matt White, who were being held on drug and theft convictions. Descriptions for Strong and White were not released early Wednesday evening.

WKRN reported the inmates escaped the jail by removing a speaker from a wall and climbing through the hole behind it. They then dropped down into a hallway and walked out the door. Investigators believe they then stole a 1990 Ford F-250 pickup truck, which belonged to an uncle of one of the escapees. Police found the truck abandoned Wednesday morning.

Anyone with information was urged to call the TBI at 800-TBI-FIND. There was a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to Ferguson's arrest.