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Monday, October 24, 2011

Escaped inmate back in custody

Lee County, Al.
An inmate who walked off a Lee County Sheriff’s Office work detail last week is back behind bars.
Benny Lee Matney
Benny Lee Matney, 34, of Valley, turned himself in at the Lee County Detention Facility Sunday after walking off an inmate work detail that was picking up litter on U.S. Highway 280 near the intersection of Lee Road 249 in Smiths Station Thursday, said LCSO Chief Investigator Capt. Van Jackson.
Matney was being held in the Lee County Detention Facility on failure to appear for possession of drug paraphernalia and domestic violence before his Thursday escape, Jackson said
Matney has additionally been charged with third-degree escape, Jackson said.

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