Justice · Folkston escape alertFolkston inmate escape: Officials warn residents not to approach Beneck BartholdWritten November 2, 2026 at 4:24 AM UTCWatchTranscript0:07Officials warned residents not to approach an escaped inmate in Folkestone.0:11Beneck Bartholde35 was reported missing from D.0:14Ray James Correctional Facility.0:17County officials say he may be dangerous and want possible sightings reported0:20immediately to nine hundred eleven.0:22Officials haven't explained where he went or how he got past the prison security0:26without being stopped.0:27Charlton County Emergency Management issued the warning Sunday afternoon, November0:31first, on behalf of the sheriff's office.0:32The facility is in Folkestone, Georgia.0:34Police released Barthold's identity later that evening.0:37The county's instructions extend beyond keeping your distance.0:40Residents are being told not to attempt a detention themselves.0:43Anyone who sees someone matching the description should call nine hundred eleven and0:47leave identification and apprehension to law enforcement.0:49Sheriff Robert Phillips put the discovery of Barthold's absence at about ten Sunday0:53morning.0:54That gives a time when staff found him missing.0:56It doesn't tell residents when he crossed the perimeter.0:59Phillips said Barthold took off his clothes and climbed over razor wire.1:02Blood was found at the scene, and officials suspect he may be injured.1:06An injury hasn't been confirmed.1:07And T here is no confirmed information about medical treatment.1:10Phillips also said Barthold had completed a prison sentence and was awaiting1:14deportation.1:15Officials haven't clarified his precise custody status or the legal basis for1:19continuing to hold him.1:20The alert identifies Barthold as a thirty-five-year old black man of Haitian1:24nationality with dreadlocks.1:26He was last seen wearing khaki clothing.1:28That describes his clothing when last seen.1:30What he's wearing now hasn't been confirmed.1:32The county also used the words may be dangerous.1:35That's the warning attached to its instruction to keep away and call police.1:38As of ten twenty-three Sunday night, the search was still active.1:42A later capture or cancellation of the alert hasn't been confirmed.1:45Barthold's current whereabouts remain unknown, and officials haven't explained how1:49the escape went unstopped.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
