**UPDATE** MORGANFIELD, Ky. — Richard Harper, who escaped from the Webster County Detention Center Sunday afternoon, has been located and arrested by the Morganfield Police Department.
DIXON, Ky. — Troopers with Kentucky State Police Post 2 are searching for an inmate who escaped Webster County Detention Center Sunday, Jan. 15.
Around 3:15 p.m. Richard Louis Harper, 45, escaped from the jail wearing a tan jacket that says “Webster Co Jail”, blue jeans, and white shoes. Harper’s direction of travel is unknown at this time. He is described as a white male with blue eyes and gray hair. He is 6’1″ tall and weighs around 185 pounds.
KSP asks the public to be on the lookout for Harris and if located, contact KSP Post 2 at 270-676-3313.