The Daviess County Sheriff’s Department is searching for an escaped inmate. According to a DCSO social media post, at about 6:30pm Thursday, inmate Mary Lou Eggleston escaped from custody. Inmate Eggleston was at Owensboro Regional Health for medical treatment at the time. During the incident, it was reported that Eggleston stole a Daviess County Detention vehicle, a Black Dodge Charger bearing Kentucky registration KG7868. The vehicle bears the Daviess County Detention Center seal on the driver’s door. Mary Lou Eggleston is a white female, 21 years of age, is 5’ 4” tall, and weighs 122 pounds.
Eggleston was last seen wearing a hospital gown and was being held on 2 Failure to Appear warrants.
The investigation is ongoing.
If anyone sees Eggleston or the vehicle contact 911, or the Daviess County Detention Center at 270-685-8466.
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