Georgia inmate escapes work detail at sheriff’s car wash after fleeing in vehicle with woman

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Keller, E. (2026, September 4). Georgia inmate escapes work detail at sheriff’s car wash after fleeing in vehicle with woman. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/georgia-inmate-escape-car-wash-b3044836.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-09-04 · by Erin Keller

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Isaac Kindle, a 21-year-old inmate trustee at the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, escaped on Thursday morning while working at the office car wash around 9:30 a.m. in a sedan driven by a woman. According to jail records, Kindle was being held without bond on charges of failure to appear and theft by shoplifting. He was later apprehended some six miles away in Powder Springs, Georgia, after a brief investigation, and returned to the Douglas County jail around 5:45 p.m. The escape drew criticism from a community justice organization, which accused the sheriff's office of delaying its report on the incident.
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Isaac Kindle, a 21-year-old inmate trustee, escaped from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office car wash on Thursday morning around 9:30 a.m. while working there. He fled in a sedan driven by a woman, who was later stopped and arrested in Cobb County, but Kindle had already left the vehicle. Authorities believed he may have left the area, but stated there was no known threat to the public. Kindle was being held without bond on charges of failure to appear and theft by shoplifting. The escape drew criticism from a community justice organization called Reform Room Solutions Group, which accused the sheriff's office of delaying its report and only acting after they reported the escape. After some time, Kindle was apprehended on Thursday, although no further details about his recapture were provided.

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📰 Georgia Inmate Escape Attempt
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Erin Keller
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CBS Atlanta Cobb County Douglas County Georgia Sheriff’s Office

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Kindle ORG · 5× Douglas County GPE · 4× Georgia GPE · 2× Pounds PERSON · 2× CBS Atlanta ORG · 1× Cobb County GPE · 1× Isaac Kindle PERSON · 1× Reform Room ORG · 1× Reform Room Solutions Group ORG · 1× Sheriff’s Office ORG · 1×

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The group commented on the sheriff’s office’s initial Facebook post, accusing the department of delaying its report and suggesting it acted only after Reform Room reported the escape.
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Claims (16 extracted, 1 hedged)

A Georgia inmate is back in police custody after escaping from a sheriff’s office car wash Thursday morning in a sedan driven by a woman. asserted
inmate → escape → woman
Isaac Kindle, a 21-year-old inmate trustee, escaped around 9:30 a.m. while working at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office car wash, the department said in a Facebook post. asserted
department → escape → post
Inmate trustees are prisoners who get extra jobs and trust because of good behavior. asserted
who → get → behavior
Kindle was being held without bond on charges of failure to appear and theft by shoplifting, according to jail records reviewed by CBS Atlanta. uncertain
Kindle → hold → Atlanta
The woman driving the sedan was later stopped and arrested in Cobb County but Kindle was no longer in the vehicle. asserted
Kindle → drive → vehicle
Authorities believed he had left Douglas County but said there was no known threat to the public. asserted
he → believe → public
The escape drew criticism from Reform Room Solutions Group, a community justice and reform organization. asserted
escape → draw → Group
The group commented on the sheriff’s office’s initial Facebook post, accusing the department of delaying its report and suggesting it acted only after Reform Room reported the escape. asserted
Room → comment → escape
“We hope you catch him, we know your office and county has challenges with ineptitude,” the Reform Room’s comment read. asserted
comment → hope → ineptitude
Kindle was apprehended later Thursday in Powder Springs, Georgia, police said, some six miles from where he went missing. asserted
he → apprehend → Springs
He was escorted back to Douglas County around 5:45 p.m. “While the ‘Reformers’ were talking, the DCSO was working. asserted
DCSO → escort → p.m.
This is NOT what ‘inept’ looks like,” the sheriff’s office wrote in an updated Facebook post, announcing his capture. asserted
office → look → capture
The department also shared video of Sheriff Tim Pounds meeting Kindle when he arrived back at the jail. asserted
he → share → jail
“What makes you think you can do what you do?” Pounds asked. asserted
Pounds → make → what
As he escorted Kindle into the jail, Pounds added: “We don’t put up with no foolishness in Douglas County.” asserted
We → escort → County
The Independent has contacted the sheriff’s department for comment. asserted
Independent → contact → comment
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