Inmate Escapes, Leads Police On A Chase

Alabama Mobile The chase ended in the parking lot of the Super Target on Schillinger Road in West Mobile.

by Jamie Burch

Published: Tue, February 17, 2009 - 11:55 am CST Last Updated: Tue, February 17, 2009 - 2:43 pm CST

2:04 p.m.
- Zachary Lambert was being moved from a minimum security barrack to the main jail when he escaped from the transport van.
- The flat bed truck deputies say Lambert stole is owned by Bender Shipyards. It was parked on Royal Street with the keys still in it.

1:15 p.m.
- 21-year-old Zachary Lambert is the inmate who escaped.
- The Sheriff's Office says Lambert jumped out of a transport van near Mobile Metro Jail and stole a flat bed truck. He was not wearing handcuffs.
- Lambert was in jail on drug charges.
- News 5 will have the latest on this BREAKING STORY tonight on News 5 at 5:00 and 6:00.

11:55 a.m.
The Mobile County Sheriff's Office says an inmate escaped from Mobile Metro Jail and lead police on a chase.

The chase ended about 11:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the Super Target on Schillinger Road. The Sheriff's Office has not said how the inmate escaped or what they were in jail for.

News Five has a crew on the scene and will have more information as soon as it becomes available.

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