Overview
- Both men remain at large as authorities coordinate a multi-agency search across southwest Georgia.
- The inmates escaped the Sumter County Jail in Americus around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8, according to the sheriff.
- The escapees are Rickey (Ricky) Martin, 20, and Kentravious Holmes, 21, who were jailed on multiple violent charges including murder tied to separate 2025 shootings.
- Sheriff Eric Bryant said investigators are examining the facility after indications of a mechanical failure in the locking system.
- Albany police reported a license-plate camera sighting of a stolen vehicle linked to the pair, and a BOLO with detailed descriptions urges the public to call 911 or the Sumter County Sheriff's Office with tips.