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ACPD locates inmate who escaped when taken to UVA Hospital

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May 5, 2023, News Release

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA- On Saturday, April 15, 2023, officers with the Albemarle County Police Department received a tip that Mr. James Allen Morris was at an address on Crenshaw Court.

Upon arrival, officers found Mr. Morris sitting on the porch. While being placed under arrest, it was found that Mr. Morris had a glass smoking pipe on his person and a small quantity of crystal methamphetamine. Mr. Morris was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Charlottesville- Albemarle Regional Jail.

Original News Release

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA – The Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail has obtained a warrant for the arrest of James Allen Morris, age 38, of Albemarle County.

Morris was in the custody of the ACRJ after he was arrested March 27, 2023, for multiple warrants out of Fluvanna, including felony eluding and a Capias. He was held without bond.

On March 31, 2023, Morris was transported to the University of Virginia hospital, and it was determined he would stay at the hospital on an ankle monitor without ACRJ staff. At approximately 4:02 pm, the ACRJ staff got an alert the monitor was removed, and Morris was gone.

ACRJ staff has obtained one misdemeanor warrant 53.1-131.2 out of Albemarle County for removing the ankle monitor.

Anyone with information on the location of James Allen Morris is encouraged to call Albemarle County Police at 434-296-5807 or Crime Stoppers at 434-977-4000.

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