An inmate escaped custody over the weekend in North Carolina, apparently fleeing a county jail through the building's ventilation system, authorities said.

ARAPAHOE, N.C. (WNCN/WNCT) — Deputies from Nash County on Tuesday were assisting in a “manhunt” near the North Carolina coast for a suspect who might be a jail escapee, officials say.

Deputies from Nash County are assisting in the search near the North Carolina coast for a possible prison escapee, officials say.

The Craven County Sheriff's Office said John Matthew Nigh was discovered missing from his cell at 4 p.m. Sunday, and that his cellmates helped conceal his escape.

A multi-agency manhunt is underway after an inmate escaped a North Carolina jail by sneaking through the ventilation system. John Matthew Nigh, 37, went missing from his cell some time around 4 p ...

THE SUPER BOWL A manhunt is underway in Craven County, North Carolina, after authorities say a man escaped from a detention center. Detention Center officers said at 4 p.m. Sunday they found John ...

Law enforcement officials in North Carolina are searching for an inmate ... According to the Craven County Sheriff's Office, the manhunt for John Matthew Nigh is ongoing, and all agencies in ...