John Herbert Mincey and Meahki Carter escaped from the Tattnall County Jail on Monday afternoon. While 18-year-old Carter has no history with the Georgia Department of Corrections, public records on Mincey show convictions of 17 different felonies and a handful of misdemeanors across two counties, three arrests cycles, and two bouts in state prisons.   But despite the seriousness of the offenses committed by Mincey, his probation violations, and the relatively short time span in which the crimes were committed, Mincey’s actual stays behind bars have been relatively short.  Records show that the Georgia Department of Corrections released Mincey from their … Continue reading Escaped Tattnall Inmate Has a Lengthy GDC History That’s Short on Stay Time