Two men were arrested while helping a Newton County inmate escape arrest – WSB-TV Channel 2

NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. — A second Newton County man has been arrested after police say they helped an inmate who escaped from a hospital nearly a week ago evade capture.

According to deputies, Gerald Harper, 49, of Oxford, and Diamante Seymour, 30, of Garden City, were arrested this week for helping Kendrick Hurst, 34, who escaped from Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington on Sunday .

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“The Newton County Sheriff’s Office will leave no stone unturned during this ongoing investigation,” said Sheriff Ezell Brown. “Any person who assisted Kendrick Hurst – whether by providing food, providing money, making phone calls, providing clothing and providing transportation – will be arrested and charged.”

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