Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor

Alvin W. Keller Jr.
Secretary

North Carolina Department of Correction

Prison escapee captured in Surry County

 NORTH WILKESBORO – An inmate who escaped from Wilkes Correctional Center on Jan. 11^th was captured this afternoon in Surry County by Department of Correction officers and sheriff’s deputies.

 Gregory L. Blevins, 23, escaped three weeks ago by scaling a fence at the minimum-security prison in North Wilkesboro.  He was serving a two-year, five-month sentence for several misdemeanor crimes including assault on a female, assault on a law enforcement officer and driving while intoxicated. 

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A photo of the inmate is available by using the offender search on the NCDOC website at www.doc.state.nc.us

North Carolina Department of Correction
Public Information Office     4202 Mail Service Center     Raleigh NC 27699-4202
Phone (919) 716-3700      Fax: (919) 716-3795     www.doc.state.nc.us