Alabama Inmate Sought; Pair Face Charges in Mantachie

MANTACHIE, Miss. (AP) – It started out as a case of strong-armed robbery, but Mantachie police say they now suspect embezzlement.

Mantachie Police Chief Mark Roberts says a woman claimed she was robbed Saturday while depositing money at a local bank. The woman was depositing money from the Dollar General store in Mantachie where she works.

After further investigation Sunday, Roberts says the case no longer appears to have been a robbery.

Investigators say it appears the woman and a man set it up, hoping to get away with the cash. Both were arrested on Sunday.

Roberts says most of the evidence has been recovered by police and says they will release further details when they charge the pair.

INMATE FAILS TO RETURN FROM WORK DETAIL
MOULTON, Ala. (AP) – Law officers in northern Alabama are searching for an inmate they say failed to return from a work-release assignment.

Authorities say 24-year-old Christopher Chase Sapp of Hillsboro was being held for failing to appear in court. Aauthorities said Sapp was supposed to return from his work release detail Friday night but never showed up.

Deputies have been searching for Sapp since Friday evening.

The sheriff said that Sapp does not have a history of any violent crimes.