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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

A manhunt is underway for a North Carolina inmate who escaped through the jail's ventilation system, authorities said. John Matthew Nigh, 37, was being held on attempted murder charges at the Craven ...