
Suwannee County Jail escapee caught by K9s
Grace McAlister
Reporter1@riverbendnews.org
On Monday, Jan. 17, inmate Anthony Eugene Ward, 48, escaped from the Suwannee County Jail in Live Oak at 6:15 a.m. Ward was an inmate trustee and walked away from his assigned job at the Suwannee County Jail. Suwannee County Detention Deputies and Supervisors quickly began to notify Suwannee County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center, Patrol Division, Criminal Investigations Division and area State Correctional Institution K9 teams. During this time, information was developed that a person matching Ward’s description was observed walking in the US Hwy 90 area and 147th Rd. Suwannee, Hamilton, and Mayo Correctional K9 Teams responded to the ar