Elkmont woman indicted for aiding escapee from Limestone County Jail

ATHENS, Al.
An Elkmont woman has been indicted for aiding a Limestone County Jail inmate after he escaped in January.

Claudia Patricia Arispe, 30, was charged by a grand jury with promoting facilitating first-degree escape for helping inmate Jose Fernandes, 26, after he escaped from a patrol car after a court appearance.
Fernandes jail coveralls and a cutting torch used to remove his handcuffs were found in the home Arispe shared with Efrian Salgado, the newspaper reported. The couple initially denied any contact with Fernandes before admitting to driving him to Huntsville.
Deputies found Fernandes a few days later in a mobile home in west Athens.