Bartow County Inmate Charged With Escape (UPDATED)

UPDATE: Bartow County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Sgt. Jonathan Rogers said Williams was arrested Monday evening and is back at the Bartow County Jail.

CARTERSVILLE, GA -- Arrest warrants have been issued for a Bartow County jail inmate who has not returned from her court-ordered work release program.

The sheriff's office is looking for Hashley Jeana Williams, who was set to return to the jail at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 from her the court-mandated program. According to an incident report released by the sheriff's office, Williams, a Taylorsville resident, was granted an eight-hour grace period to return to the jail.

However, she has not showed her face and an arrest warrant has been issued on one count of escape, the report adds (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

Bartow County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Sgt. Jonathan Rogers said deputies are following up or any leads that come in or develop on her possible whereabouts. Jail records show Williams was last booked into the facility in June on charges of felony failure to appear and misdemeanor criminal trespassing.

Anyone with information is asked to call 9-1-1 or the Bartow County Sheriff's Office at 770-382-5050.

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