Madison Co. Jail Escapees Captured
1,042 views · Published 8 February 2013 · 1:59 · Indexed 21 September 2026
Channel: WLOS News 13 · 2013 · News & Politics
Three Madison County detention officers have been fired in the wake of a double escape Wednesday night from the detention center. Investigators say Jonathan Motte and Joseph Norton hopped a fence in an outdoor rec area around 8 p.m. Wednesday night. They were recaptured Thursday afternoon after a foot chase in Mars Hill. Both were awaiting trial on felony burglary charges. The jail they escaped from is a brand new state-of-the-art facility. A news release from the sheriff's office says this escape has pointed out a security flaw in the jail's design. Deputies say the security fence needs to be re-designed to keep prisoners on an outside walkway from climbing out. They'll look at ways to fix the problem and say one new policy has already be put in place. Motte and Norton have been charged with jail-breaking and are under an additional $50,000 bond each. Follow Sherrill on Twitter @SherrillBarber _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/News13/ WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLOS_13 WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wlos_13 Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Channel/?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anchormoms-the-podcast Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8Ge6UXHJs&list=PLkVbaoT-aYbIvnEpR0Ct5QQQqYaORUSUH For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.
