Breckinridge County Inmate Escapes

On Friday, August 31, at approximately 3:00 p.m. ET, David Dowell, 51, of Hardinsburg escaped from the Breckinridge County Detention Center.

Dowell was part of a work detail and was at the detention center folding a tarp when he simply walked away.

Dowell was serving time for a probation violation on a Burglary and Assault charge and had approximately 7 months left on his sentence.

Dowell has relatives in Breckinridge County and is believed to still be in the area.

Dowell is described as a white male, 6’0”, 180 lbs., brown hair, blue eyes.

If you know of Dowell’s whereabouts you may contact the KSP Post in Elizabethtown at (800) 222-5555.

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Breckinridge County Inmate Escapes

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