Alert from Asheville Police Department:
This morning the Asheville Police Department responded to reports of a suspicious person on I-40W near exit 55. After further investigation the suspicious person meets the description of Blake Rochester, who escaped from the Livesay Correctional Institution in Greenville, South Carolina Tuesday morning.
The Asheville Police Department, with the assistance of the State Highway Patrol and Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, is actively tracking Rochester. Rochester is considered to be armed and dangerous. Anyone who comes into contact with Rochester is encouraged to contact 9-1-1 immediately.
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