Escaped inmate captured in Panola County - WDAM-TV
The escaped inmate, Jason Mazingo has been captured in Panola County and the stolen GMC Envoy has been recovered. Perry County Sheriff Jimmy Dale Smith gave credit to all of the agencies that help, including the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations, Mississippi Highway Patrol, U. S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force and other local agencies. The suspect, Jason Elliot Mazingo, ditched the 1985 Toyota he was driving when he escaped and has stolen an '03 white GMC Envoy from Paul B. Johnson State Park. If you have any information call The Perry County Sheriff's Department at 601-964-8461 or Perry County Crime Stoppers at 601-964-STOP. Perry County law enforcement officers are searching for escaped inmate, Jason Elliot Mazingo, 37, who escaped around 2 a. m. . "The jailer found him hiding in a holding cell, and she went to get help and when she went to get help he escaped,"... "He opened his cell door open with some plastic spoons, or some type of plastic utensils that inmates get for their meals," Smith said. "He jammed the lock open with plastic spoons, he stuck the spoons in the latch and jammed the locking mechanism back so the door appeared closed but was still unlocked. Source: www.wdam.com
