Escaped North Carolina inmate John Matthew Nigh was arrested in Pamlico County Tuesday afternoon, deputies said.
PAMLICO COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — A previously escaped inmate named John Matthew Nigh was arrested around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, after a nearly two-week manhunt. The Pamlico Sheriff ...
The Craven County Sheriff's Office said John Matthew Nigh was discovered missing from his cell at 4 p.m. Sunday, and that his cellmates helped conceal his escape.
In a bold move reminiscent of the classic film The Shawshank Redemption, 37-year-old John Matthew Nigh has pulled off an audacious escape from a North Carolina prison via the air vents.
Sunday afternoon, John Matthew Nigh was reported missing from his assigned cell at the Craven County Detention Center in New Bern, North Carolina, about 115 miles southeast of Raleigh. According ...
A previously escaped inmate named John Matthew Nigh was arrested around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. A press conference will take place Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Craven County Sheriff’s Office.