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Inmate Recaptured After Abscond from Fire Station Detail
Commissioner:
Timothy C. Ward
Director of Public Affairs:
Joan Heath
Contact Name:
Joan Heath
Contact Email:
Joan.Heath@gdc.ga.gov
Date:
October 30, 2020
STATE OF GEORGIA
Inmate Recaptured After Abscond from Fire Station Detail
FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) announced today the recapture of inmate David Pittman (GDC #1001535804). Pittman absconded from his work detail at the Georgia State Prison Fire Station in Reidsville, Ga., at approximately 1:30 a.m. on October 30th, using a stolen GDC vehicle. He was recaptured by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Department at approximately 3:10 a.m. on I-16 westbound.
Pittman will be returned to Georgia State Prison and will be charged with escape. He was serving a 10-year sentence for Aggravated Battery.
