Johnny Hall Jr

    Mississippi Department of Corrections officials said Monday afternoon an inmate escaped from custody Friday and is still being sought.

    Officials said Johnny Hall Jr. escaped from two Wilkinson County Correctional Facility officers’ custody while being escorted from his father’s wake at the Picayune Funeral Home in Picayune.  Preliminary information indicates Hall left the officers and jumped into a waiting black vehicle with a white female driver.

    Authorities have identified a black Honda Accord believed to be occupied by Hall and a female, and they were last seen in Texarkana, Arkansas. The 2007 Honda Accord has an Auburn University tag # 959AU, and also has a large “AU” sticker on the bottom right corner of the rear windshield.

    Authorities have identified the female suspect as Mary Virginia “Jenna” Rhea.  Rhea is a white female,5-feet, 6-inches tall and weighs between 190-200 pounds.  She has dark hair and blue eyes and is a hair dresser so she may change her hair color frequently.

    Authorities are searching for Hall, a 30-year old white male with brown eyes, black hair and weighs 175 pounds.  Hall is serving a 17-year sentence for 3 convictions of Burglary from Pearl River County.  Hall was wearing a white T-shirt and jeans the last time he was seen.

    Anyone with information or sighting of Hall should contact the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility at 601-888-3199, the Mississippi Department of Corrections at 662-745-6611 or local law enforcement.