Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office searches for four escaped inmates

The search continues after four inmates escaped from the Chesterfield County Detention Center late Monday night.
Chesterfield County Sheriff Cambo Streater said the four escaped between 11 p.m. and midnight.
“It appears they had help from an outside source, and we are investigating,” he said. “We are investigating exactly how it happened and how we can fix it.”
Streater emphasized that they were using all available resources, such as the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and other agencies, to find the four inmates.
“I would like for the public to know we do not think any of them are around the Chesterfield area,” said Streater. “We have information they were picked up and are not in the area, but we are using the Fugitive Task Force and SLED to help track them down, and we will get them.”
Chesterfield County Schools officials said as a safety precaution, all Chesterfield area schools and locations will operate on SECURE status, until further notice. This SECURE response protocol safeguards staff and students within the building when the threat is outside the building.
Anyone with information about the inmates is asked to contact the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office tip line at (843) 287-0235.