They stole things and burned stuff. They’re men and women, white and Black. The youngest would be nearly 59 years old. The oldest would be nearly 97.
They are larcenists, arsonists, murderers, kidnappers, and rapists. They sold heroin and cocaine. They wrote bad checks, ripped off businesses and credit card companies. They’re thieves, and burglars, and robbers.
Five were from Davidson County and one from Shelby, although, we don’t have that information for most. They were all behind bars somewhere in Tennessee. But they all escaped and have never been found by authorities.
The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) keeps a list of its most wanted escapees. That list now has 30 names. (See it below.)
But TDOC’s “Office of Investigations and Conduct works continuously to locate offenders who are fugitives from justice.”
If you have information on an absconder or escapee, please contact TDOC at:
• TDOC Office of Investigations & Compliance: (615) 741-7144
• Tennessee Bureau of Investigation: 1-800-824-3483 (1-800-TBI-FIND)
• TDOC TIPS Hotline: 1-844-832-3463 (1-844-TDC-FIND)
• TDOC Email: TDOC.Webmaster@tn.gov
David R. Brownell
Eye Color: Hazel
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5′ 7”
Weight: 157 lbs.
County: Davidson
Date of Birth: 12/21/1943 Escape Date: 2/28/1986 Offense/Sentence: Vehicular Homicide; Embezzlement Business
Paul Carr
Eye Color: Blue
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5′ 9”
Weight: 170 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 3/25/1928 Escape Date: 9/24/1990 Offense/Sentence: Burglary 2nd Degree; Burglary Tools – Possession; Stolen Property Received – Over $100
Clifton Carter
Eye Color: Brown
Race: Black
Hair Color: Black
Height: 6′ 1”
Weight: 175 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 8/4/1943
Escape Date: 7/16/1965
Offense/Sentence: Robbery – Armed w/Deadly Weapon
Antonio A. Castro
Eye Color: Brown
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6′ 3″
Weight: 170 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 5/5/1960
Escape Date: 2/22/1992
Offense/Sentence: Theft of Property – $10,000-$60,000
Larry P. Chism
Eye Color: Brown
Race: White
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5′ 10”
Weight: 149 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 12/19/1948 Escape Date: 9/13/1978 Offense/Sentence: Robbery – Armed w/Deadly Weapon; Carnal Knowledge; Heroin Sell Schedule II; Synnarcotic Other – Schedule II
Michael Cisewski
Eye Color: Blue
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5′ 10”
Weight: 155 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 11/20/1960 Offense/Sentence: Robbery – Armed w/Deadly Weapon
Steve Collins
Eye Color:
Race: White
Hair Color:
Height: 5′ 11”
Weight: 152 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 2/24/1954 Escape Date: 9/18/1973 Offense/Sentence: Attempt to Commit Felony – Burglary
Edward Howard Gray
Eye Color: Brown
Race: Black
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6′ 0”
Weight: 154 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 7/4/1927
Escape Date: 8/28/1980
Offense/Sentence: Burglary – 3rd Degree (3 counts); Burglary – 2nd Degree
Warren David Harris
Eye Color: Black
Race: Black
Hair Color: Black
Height: 6′ 0”
Weight: 185 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 11/24/1942 Escape Date: 4/3/1975
Offense/Sentence: Grand Larceny
Samuel Harvey
Eye Color:
Race: Black
Hair Color:
Height: 5′ 11″
Weight: 183 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth:
Escape Date: 12/6/1950
Offense/Sentence: Grand Larceny
Gerald Lyle Hemp
Eye Color: Blue
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5′ 11″
Weight: 223 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 12/19/1938 Escape Date: 7/10/1984 Offense/Sentence: 30+ Grams Cocaine Manufacture/Deliver/Sell/Possession/Consp.
Phillip Reed Huddleston
Eye Color: Blue
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5′ 3″
Weight: 121 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 8/6/1957
Escape Date: 2/16/1983
Offense/Sentence: Burglary – 3rd Degree
Paul Jefferson
Eye Color: Brown
Race: White
Hair Color: Red/Auburn Height: 5′ 8″
Weight: 141 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 4/4/1957
Escape Date: 6/29/1979
Offense/Sentence: Burglary – 1st Degree
Willie T. Listen
Eye Color: Brown
Race: Black
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5′ 3″
Weight: 132 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 12/6/1929 Escape Date: 8/29/1957
Offense/Sentence: Petit Larceny
Linda A. Long
Eye Color: Blue
Race: White
Hair Color: Blonde or Strawberry
Height: 5′ 6″
Weight: 120 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 1/6/1942
Escape Date: 8/24/1964
Offense/Sentence: Forgery – Checks
Chester Manis
Eye Color:
Race: White
Hair Color:
Height: 6′ 0″
Weight: 177 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 1/26/1926 Escape Date: 5/30/1946 Offense/Sentence: Robbery Simple
Brett Allan McCarthy
Eye Color: Blue
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5′ 9″
Weight: 137 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 10/17/1961 Escape Date: 1/5/1983
Offense/Sentence: Stolen Property Received (Under $100)
Robert Albert Meadows
Eye Color: Blue
Race: White
Hair Color: Blonde or Strawberry Height: 5′ 11″
Weight: 152 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 1/18/1946 Escape Date: 7/22/1972
Offense/Sentence: Robbery – Armed w/Deadly Weapon
James Steven Miller
Eye Color: Brown
Race: White
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5′ 5″
Weight: 150 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 12/5/1939 Escape Date: 11/3/1976
Offense/Sentence: Assault w/Intent to Murder; Robbery – Armed w/Deadly Weapon
Peter Osagiede
| Eye Color: Brown Race: Black Hair Color: Black Height: 5′ 5 ” Weight: 159 lbs. County: Date of Birth: 3/29/1955 Escape Date: 12/12/1983 Offense/Sentence: Rape |
Robert Poteat
Eye Color:
Race: White
Hair Color:
Height: 5′ 5″
Weight: 122 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 10/25/1947 Escape Date: 4/6/1974
Offense/Sentence: Petit Larceny; Burglary – 2nd Degree
John David Rowlette
Eye Color: Blue
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6′ 9″
Weight: 145 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 12/22/1960 Escape Date: 6/16/1981
Offense/Sentence: Burglary – 1st Degree
Robert Houston Sanders
Eye Color: Brown
Race: Black
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5′ 11″
Weight: 150 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 1/12/1964 Escape Date: 4/20/1990
Offense/Sentence: Aggravated Kidnapping; Robbery – Armed w/Deadly Weapon; Burglary – 2nd Degree; Aggravated Assault; Burglary – 3rd Degree; Attempt to Commit Felony – Burglary; Petit Larceny
Wesley Sawchuck
Eye Color: Blue
Race: White
Hair Color: Gray/Partially Gray Height: 5′ 7″
Weight: 157 lbs.
County:
Date of Birth: 1/11/1928 Escape Date: 5/30/1980
Offense/Sentence: Attempt to Commit Felony – Burglary
Richard Simmons
| Eye Color: Brown Race: Black Hair Color: Black Height: 6′ 1″ Weight: 181 lbs. County: Davidson Date of Birth: 8/19/1945 Escape Date: 11/18/1981 Offense/Sentence: Murder 1 |
Barbara Sue Sloan
Eye Color: Brown
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5′ 7″
Weight: 145 lbs.
County: Davidson
Date of Birth: 12/18/1946 Escape Date: 9/2/1979
Offense/Sentence: Passing Forged Checks
Burton Smith
Eye Color:
Race: White
Hair Color:
Height: 6′ 1″
Weight: 155 lbs.
County: Davidson
Date of Birth: 1/12/1939 Escape Date: 9/21/1961 Offense/Sentence: Grand Larceny; Petit Larceny
Vanessa Denise Smith
Eye Color:
Race: Black
Hair Color:
Height: 6′ 1″
Weight: 255 lbs.
County: Shelby
Date of Birth: 4/2/1955
Escape Date: 10/11/1980
Offense/Sentence: Arson – Setting A Fire
Ronald D. Welch
Eye Color:
Race: White
Hair Color:
Height: 5′ 11″
Weight: 135 lbs.
County: Davidson
Date of Birth: 5/28/1949 Escape Date: 6/21/1975
Offense/Sentence: Robbery – Simple; Burglary – 3rd Degree (2 convictions)
Howard Lee White
Eye Color: Brown
Race: White
Hair Color: Gray/Partially Gray Height: 6′ 0″
Weight: 229 lbs.
County: Davidson
Date of Birth: 11/28/1929 Escape Date: 9/2/1988
Offense/Sentence: Fraud – Credit Card; Forgery – Checks (5 convictions)
