RCSD: Deputies re-arrest man after his escape from jail

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Richland County deputies say an inmate escaped from the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center Sunday, October 25.

Richland County deputies say an inmate escaped from the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center Sunday, October 25. (Photo: Richland Co. Sheriff’s Dept.)

According to deputies, a traffic stop was conducted on Garners Ferry Road around 8 p.m. Saturday night, October 24.

Deputies say the driver 33-year-old Carlos Hernandez-Velasquez showed signs of impairment.

He was placed under arrest and charged with DUI.

Deputies later learned that Hernandez-Velasquez was a fugitive on the run wanted on multiple warrants out of Louisiana.

Sunday afternoon deputies were informed that he escaped from Alvin S. Glenn.

They were able to find him at a known associate’s address in the lower Richland area where he was taken back to the jail.