Update: Inmate has been Recaptured
Elba, Ala. (WDNews) – Authorities are actively searching for a 22-year-old inmate who escaped from the Elba Community Based Facility early Thursday morning.
According to the Alabama Department of Corrections, Emmett Isaih Sigers was discovered missing around 6:30 a.m. on May 15 during a routine institutional count. Sigers was last seen at the Community Work Center located at 1620 Boswell Street in Elba. Officials say he was wearing state-issued khaki brown clothing at the time of his disappearance.
Sigers is described as a Black male, standing 5’11” tall and weighing approximately 155 pounds. He has black hair, brown eyes, and a noticeable tattoo above his left eyebrow that reads “Loyalty.”
He was serving a 10-year sentence for a Class B felony out of Covington County.
Central Alabama CrimeStoppers urges anyone with information on Sigers’ whereabouts to contact them immediately at 334-215-STOP (7867) or 1-833-AL1-STOP. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by texting 215stop to 738477.
Authorities caution that Sigers should not be approached if spotted. The investigation is ongoing.
