Escapee Charged After Prompting Manhunt In Duncanville Monday

TUSCALOOSA, AL — A Tuscaloosa County man is facing escape, theft and drug possession charges after prompting a manhunt in Duncanville Monday morning.

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The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office in a press release Monday evening said deputies initially responded to the 8900 block of Argonne Forest Drive on a welfare check.

Once on scene, TSCO Public Information Officer Jessica McDaniel said 23-year-old Caleb Blake Herron was detained and secured inside the prisoner compartment of a patrol unit.

However, she said when the deputy returned to his patrol unit, Herron was gone, with camera footage showing Herron maneuvering his handcuffs to escape.

As Patch previously reported, after deputies learned he had fled, an IPAWS emergency alert notification was sent out to residents of the area.

TCSO then deployed its K-9 unit and Crime Suppression Unit to establish a perimeter, with McDaniel saying members of the community began making calls about sighting Herron.

Herron was taken into custody shortly after escaping.

He is charged with third-degree escape, fourth-degree theft of property and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

Herron's bond had not been set as of the publication of this story.

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