TDOC Search For Escaped Inmate

NASHVILLE - The Department of Correction is searching for an inmate who escaped from a community service work crew in Nashville this afternoon.  Jacob Foster, 28, was picking up liter on I-440/I-65S in Davidson County when he ran from correctional officers. Foster is serving a 23-year sentence for several theft and burglary convictions out of Sumner County.  He would have been eligible for parole in 2016.

Anyone with information on Foster's whereabouts should contact the TDOC Internal Affairs Division at (615) 741-7144 or local law enforcement agencies.