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Lexington man escapes jail by claiming to be brother scheduled for release

BEATTYVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — A search is underway by Kentucky State Police (KSP) after an inmate escaped the Three Forks Regional Jail on Thursday afternoon.

Troopers were told by jail staff that the escape happened just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, according to a news release. Jeffrey Harrison, 43, of Lexington, had been “inadvertently released after falsely identifying himself as his brother, who was scheduled for release,” state police wrote.

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Harrison is a white man with brown hair and blue eyes. He’s 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighing 138 pounds.

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KSP said he was last seen wearing a red jacket, camo shoes, and a black hat. Harrison may have left the area in an older model of a white Subaru.

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Harrison was reportedly serving a sentence for first-degree promotion of contraband.

Anyone with information that might help law enforcement find Harrison is asked to call KSP Post 7 in Richmond at (859) 623-2404.

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