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Nude Clarke County Inmate Attempts to Escape Custody

A Clarke County inmate is facing additional charges after authorities say he tried to escape from custody during a hospital visit. According to a release from the Sheriff’s Office, a male inmate was experiencing medical related issues at the Clarke County Jail and staff recommended he be taken to the hospital for further treatment. A sergeant accompanying him to the hospital was removing restraints from the male as part of his treatment, when he pushed her aside. The sergeant managed to grab the inmate’s hospital gown, but he was able to work his way out of the hospital gown and ran naked down the hall and eventually out of the hospital. Minutes later, 9-1-1 began receiving calls about a male running naked on Prince Avenue. A Clarke County Sergeant and an Athens Police Officer responded to the scene and were able to take the inmate back into custody. He faces obstruction charges. The first CCSO Sergeant was treated for minor injuries to her head and shoulder.

Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!