Hamilton County Jail Escapee Now Faces Charges Of Theft Involving Vending Machine

A Hamilton County, Tennessee, inmate who reportedly escaped custody July 7 while receiving treatment at a medical center has been booked into jail following a police chase during which police say the man broke into a candy machine and a vending machine at Professional Industrial Tire Company in Chattanooga and took about $50, according to WTVC.

In addition to felonies the inmate faced at the time of his escape, he has now been charged with escape from a penal institution, burglary, theft and vandalism/malicious mischief.

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