Escaped Muscogee County inmate captured in east Georgia

A Muscogee County Prison inmate whose escape caused two local school to go on lockdown has been captured in Augusta, the Georgia Department of Corrections said.

John Lloyd Pollock was captured without incident around 12:10 p.m. Friday by U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Task Force and the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, according to a tweet from the state agency’s account.

Pollock walked away from a trash pick-up detail Thursday afternoon in the Double Churches area. Double Churches Middle and High Schools went on a “soft lockdown” protocol, meaning those inside of the buildings could move freely but no one could enter or leave, according to an email to school board members and superintendent cabinet members from Muscogee County School District communications director Mercedes Parham.

MCSD police and Columbus Police Department officers responded, school perimeters were secured and parents were being notified, Parham said.

Pollock is currently serving a three-year sentence for second-degree burglary with a maximum release date of Jan. 24, 2021, according to a prison official.