KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A man was arrested after escaping the Lawrence County Jail in Alabama, along with his girlfriend who helped bring him to Knoxville, according to the Knox County Sheriff's Office.
On Tuesday, the Lawrence County Sheriff's Department in Alabama contacted KCSO to make them aware of an escaped prisoner, Adam Bolan, whom they believed to be in South Knoxville.
Bolan escaped from the Lawrence County Jail and was understood to be in Knoxville with his girlfriend, Crystal Sobolak, according to KCSO.
KCSO was patrolling South Knoxville to try to catch them and noticed Sobolak's car, a black 2014 Nissan Rogue, pulling into the Chik-Fil-A at 7565 Mountain Grove Road.
According to officials, Bolan was confirmed to be a fugitive from justice out of Alabama, arrested and taken to the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility.
Sobolak was taken to the sheriff's office where she admitted to picking up Bolan in Alabama after he escaped and bringing him to Knoxville, KCSO said.
LCSD received charges on Sobolak for facilitating and assisting in Bolan's escape. She was arrested and taken to the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility.