Inmate escapes Alexander City

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published November 22, 2023 at 3:04 PM EST

The Alabama Department of Corrections is searching for escaped inmate 35-year-old Tom Seabers Pope.

Pope is described as a white male standing 5’7’’ weighing around 160 pounds. Pope has short brown hair and blue eyes.

He was last seen on Sunday around 6:40 p.m. at the Alex City Detention Facility.

Central Alabama Crimestoppers is offering a cash reward, if you have any information regarding the whereabouts of the escaped inmate, you are asked to please call the police or CrimeStoppers at (334) 215-STOP.

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Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.

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