Greenville escaped inmate caught
Published: October 30, 2008
An inmate who walked away from his job at a Greenville poultry plant has been caught.
Authorities say they found 39-year-old Joe Dean Bellis in a car with two other people driving down a Greenville road Wednesday afternoon.
Bellis was allowed to work at Columbia Farms while serving a four-year sentence for grand larceny. Investigators say he walked away from the plant Tuesday.
Prison officials say Bellis will be sent to a maximum security prison and faces a felony escape charge that could add up to 15 years to his time behind bars.
Authorities say the two men with Bellis are charged with aiding and abetting a fugitive.



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