Harley W. Roebke
HARTFORD, Ky. — An inmate at the Ohio County Detention Center has been charged with helping Arnold McKenney escape from jail.
McKenney escaped from the Ohio County Detention Center Sunday night. Authorities believed he escaped through a door with a faulty magnetic locking mechanism.
According to Kentucky State Police Post 16, around 5:30 p.m. today, Troopers charged Harley W. Roebke, 23, of Hartford with one count of second degree complicity to escape.
After McKenney escaped Sunday night, investigators reviewed the jail surveillance footage. The footage showed Roebke, who was also an inmate at the jail, providing lookout, or watch, while McKenney tampered with the jail’s door prior to his escape. Both Roebke and McKenney were authorized and assigned to kitchen detail.
Roebke was in jail on charges of rape and illegal sex acts with a minor, among other charges.
Law enforcement is still searching for McKenney. He is considered dangerous. If you have any information on the whereabouts of McKenney, call the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office at 270-298-4444, KSP Post 16 at 270-826-3312 or 911.