FRANKLIN COUNTY, Tenn. — Police are actively searching for an inmate who escaped while being transported through Franklin County.
According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, 23-year-old Tony Jameson Sweeton escaped at the intersection of Highway 127 and Wattendorf Highway on November 20 while handcuffed and is believed to be hiding in a wooded area nearby.
Law enforcement from Coffee and Franklin Counties, along with state and local agencies, have set up a perimeter as they search for Sweeton.
He is described as a white male, 5'7", 155 pounds, with blonde hair, blue eyes, and tattoos on his face and neck, wearing a white t-shirt and black-and-white striped pants. Sweeton faces multiple charges, including aggravated assault and statutory rape.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Coffee County Dispatch at 931-728-9555 or Franklin County Consolidated Communications at 931-967-2331.
