Jail Escapee Caught

(Grant County, Ky.) - An escapee from the Grant County Jail has been recaptured.

 

 Kenneth Howard Forrester, 32, of Corinth, had walked away from a work detail at the Grant County Animal Shelter on Friday.

 

He had been on the loose until he was located by the Scott County Sheriff’s Office at a home in Georgetown, Kentucky late Saturday night. Kentucky State Police took Forrester into custody on a warrant.

 

Forrester now faces a charge of felony Escape.

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