AMERICUS, Ga. (WALB) - Albany Police Chief, Michael Persley, says the stolen vehicle that two escaped inmates from Sumter County were traveling in Monday was detected on Albany’s FLOCK cameras.

According to officials, Rickey Martin and Kentravious Holmes are on the run after they escaped from the Sumter County Jail, around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday night.

Police say that the two were in custody on multiple charges, including aggravated assault, aggravated battery and murder.

Martin was in custody in connection to an Americus 5-year-old’s shooting death on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Chief Persley says that one of the two inmates has family and other potential contacts in Albany, and the stolen gold KIA with Ga tag “SDK1126″ was detected on North Slappey early Monday morning. If you see the vehicle, do not approach it.

It is unclear if the escaped inmates are still in the Albany area, and how they came to allegedly steal a vehicle.

Martin is described as:

• Black male
• 20-years-old
• 5’4
• 120 lbs.
• Untwisted dreads

Holmes is described as:

• Black male
• 21-years-old
• 5’8
• 155 lbs.
• Untwisted dreads
• Tattoos on the face and neck

Anyone with any information regarding their whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the Sumter County Sheriff’s office at (229) 924-4094.

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