2nd Hamilton County Jail Escapee Captured In Fannin County, Ga.

  • Thursday, September 8, 2016
The second escapee from the Hamilton County Jail has been captured in Fannin County, Ga., late last night.
 
Working together, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Fugitive and Narcotics Divisions, Chattanooga Police Department Fugitive Division, The U.S. Marshal Service, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Polk County Sheriff's Office, Fannin County Georgia Sheriff's Office, and McCaysville Georgia Police Department all assisted in the arrest of escapee Dustin Lee Adams.
 
During his time after the escape, Adams is suspected to have committed numerous additional crimes in each of the jurisdictions he was moving through including:  multiple counts of attempted auto theft; auto theft; auto burglary; and multiple fraudulent uses of credit/debit cards.
 
Adams is in custody and being held in Fannin County, Ga.
He will eventually be transported back to the Hamilton County Jail.
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