$1 million bond set for escaped inmate in Carter County

An inmate who walked off a Carter County Detention Center work detail and was later arrested in South Carolina, was arraigned on an escape charge in Carter County Monday. An affidavit said that 43 year old Billy Fletcher walked away from his assigned work detail at the Detention Center’s car wash area on June 20. Fletcher was arrested in South Carolina on July 4. Authorities previously said Fletcher and missing man Victor Birchfield may have crossed paths. A judge set Fletcher’s bond at $1 million pending a preliminary hearing scheduled for July 22.