Escapee’s freedom short-lived at bottom of brush pile Saturday afternoon

Date:

February 11, 2026

A Whitley County Detention Center inmate had two hours and 14 minutes of freedom Saturday afternoon if you count hiding at the bottom of a thick brush pile in near freezing or below freezing temperatures as freedom.

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Written by:

Mark White

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escapee caught
first-degree criminal mischief
first-degree escape
Misty A. Phillips
resisting arrest
second-degree fleeing or evading police (on foot)
second-degree wanton endangerment
third-degree assault (inmate assault on corrections employee)

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