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Update: incarcerated man who escaped while working for Fentress County Jail found

James Kelley Estes and his wife Deannia Keith/Estes were found by the Sheriff's Office.
Credit: WBIR

FENTRESS COUNTY, Tenn. — UPDATE: James Kelley Estes and his wife Deannia Keith Estes are both in custody.

PREVIOUS STORY: The Fentress Country Sheriff's Office announced Friday that officials are looking for a man who escaped while on work detail at the county jail. 

James Kelley Estes was last seen around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, according to FCSO. 

Estes left on foot and was possibly picked up in a vehicle — a white Ford Fusion with Tennessee license plates, 804-BGJT. He might be traveling with a female and was last seen wearing an orange ball camp, a peach-colored shirt, white shorts and tennis shoes, FCSO said. 

The sheriff's office also said he was believed to be traveling with his wife, Deannia Keith/Estes. A release said she was 40 years old with blonde hair.

Estes has short blonde or reddish hair, is 5'11" and weighs 210 pounds, according to FCSO. 

If anyone has information on Estes' whereabouts, call the Fentress County Jail at 931-879-8142 or dispatch at 931-752-0911. The sheriff's office is asking the public not to approach him if he's spotted.

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