Blair said James David Jenkins, 30, was captured in the woods behind the medical center at approximately 7 p.m., not long after he overpowered a guard. Jenkins, initially booked July 8 on charges of manufacture and possession of a Schedule 2 narcotic, had been transported to Riverside on Saturday after showing signs of having a seizure and convulsions.
“We thought he was going through detox for drugs so we took him to the hospital,” said Blair, adding that Jenkins had showed no signs of ill health before Saturday.
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“We had (tracking) dogs from the Franklinton Police Department and the Rayburn Correctional Center and help from the Washington Parish Drug Task Force,” Blair said. “They were all there within five minutes.
“They surrounded the perimeter and worked their back. They located him fairly easy.”
Blair said Jenkins faces the added charge of escape.
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