TODD COUNTY, Ky. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – UPDATE: On Thursday, December 8 at approximately 7:39 a.m., Donald Jay Murphy Jr. was arrested by Kentucky State Police Troopers from Post 15 Columbia without incident. KSP Post 15 received an anonymous tip on Murphy’s whereabouts.
Kentucky State Police Post 2 Madisonville was contacted by the Todd County Detention Center in reference to an escapee on Monday, December 5 at approximately 12:30 p.m.
The inmate was on work release at the Trenton Community Center, 250 South Main Street, Trenton, KY.
Trenton is 30 minutes north of Clarksville, TN.
The escapee is:
Donald Jay Murphy Jr.
• Age: 36
• Sex: Male
• Race: White
• Height: 6’4”
• Weight: 180
• Hair: Brown
• Eyes: Blue
Murphy was last seen wearing an orange shirt, brown prison jacket and possibly blue jeans. He was incarcerated on charges of Theft of Unlawful Taking Over $500, Under $10,000 and Criminal Mischief 1st Degree.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Kentucky State Police at 270-676-3313 or 911.