By Jodi Whitworth
WHO TV
LEON, Iowa — On Friday, Decatur County Jail inmate James “Mick” Murphy managed to escape and has been on the run ever since. The Decatur County Sheriff’s Department is not releasing how the 43 – year – old escaped but say he was last seen headed south from the Decatur County courthouse shortly after 8 p.m. Friday.
Those living in the Leon said the lack of warning from local authorities put its residents at risk, many of them not knowing a dangerous man was roaming free.
Resident said they heard from an officer claiming the department was too busy searching for the inmate to notify the town’s residents. Jacki Legg said she saw deputies driving around town warning people.
“They were stopping people outside when this occurred. They said, ‘Get inside there’s a convict loose.’ That’s how they were notifying people.”
Full story: Residents Receive Lack Of Warning About Escaped Decatur County Jail Inmate