Suspect Arrested after 2 Day Manhunt
February 10th, 2016 by iPhone
Minutes after 11 AM, the Dallas County jail escapee was taken into custody in a joint operation by DCSO, MPD, ASP and other agencies.
The capture took place at the intersection of 278 and Winchester Road, without a physical confrontation, and no one was injured during the search and capture.
More information about the arrest should be posted soon.
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11 am Update. At last report, there have been no developments, except for the use of the Arkansas State Police helicopter, in the manhunt for a jail escapee from Dallas County, who had previously been convict of second-degree murder in Jefferson County/Pine Bluff.
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8 am Update
There were no noteworthy changes in the manhunt for the suspect, Paul Grice, an escapee from the Dallas county jail in Fordyce, early Sunday morning.
For safety, the ADC blodhound search team, returned to base, after 10 pm, and the manpower was scaled back around 1 am, as most of the officers had been in the manhunt for over 20 hours.
Agencies involved in the search included the Drew, Bradley & Dallas County sheriffs departments, Arkansas Department of Corrections search team with dogs and horses, Monticello Police Dept, and Arkansas Game & Fish Commission.
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Around 11 PM, Drew County Sheriff Mark Gober, updated MLive with this information…
At this time, Grice is believed to be in the Western Pines area, still on foot.
There have been no confrontations between the suspect and any other parties.
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At 8 PM, Drew County Sheriff Mark Gober, updated MLive with this information…
At last report, Grice was still on foot, in the area north of Monticello, between Barkada Road and Highway 35, with officers in pursuit.
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3 pm update —-According to Drew County Sheriff Mark Gober, he and his deputies have been in a manhunt situation, in and around the Montongo and Campground area since around 3:30, Sunday morning.
The subject of the manhunt is a white male, around 5-7, 160 pounds, who escaped from the Dallas County Jail in Fordyce, around 12:30, last night.
Paul Grice was convicted of second-degree murder in Jefferson County in 1998.
He was being held in Fordyce, awaiting bedspace in prison, on aggravated residential burglary out of Bradley County.
He was seen in the Montongo area wearing a black shirt, blue jeans, and a light colored jacket, around 3:30 am.
Arkansas Dept. of Corrections search dogs and riders are also on the scene.
Gober reminds everyone to be extremely cautious of hitchhikers, countywide, especially today. Also, be encouraged to report suspicious persons, at any time.
Updates will be posted as they become available.
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He is 38 seems he would be tired by now.Pray for all the cops. Some have had no sleep since the thang broke out.Lock your doors and protect yourself. Scares me
Thanks to all law enforcement agencies evolved in the search and apprehension of escapee. You go out every day and put your life on the line for the citizens of Drew County. For that I am very grateful.
Thank you lord for the safe return of all our law enforcement officers and the safe return home to us and their families as well. Being a wife of a officer is stressful for sure. This day and time people don’t value anyone’s life and take the coward road. Everyday my man puts that uniform on i immediately start praying for his safe return home to us. But knowing how passionate he is about his career and so dedicated, i wouldn’t want him doing anything else. Its his true calling as they say. A big thanks to all enforcement agencies that banned together and put their life’s on the line to capture this man and for keeping the public safe. A true proven brotherhood!
Thanks to our law enforcement for all their hard work.