UPDATE:
SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — Joseph Brown has been located near CR 675. He is in custody. No additional information is currently available.
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An inmate has escaped from the Sumter County Detention Center, confirmed by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
39-year-old Joseph Brown was last seen leaving the facility on Sunday at approximately 5 p.m.
Brown is described as a white male, bald, with brown eyes, standing about 6’2” and weighing 200 pounds.
At the time of his escape, he was wearing green pants and a white shirt, although he may now be shirtless.
SCSO has advised the public not to approach Brown if spotted, despite him not being incarcerated on violent charges, but to call 9-1-1 immediately instead.
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