KSP Searching for Escaped Pike County Inmate

Kentucky State Police are searching for an inmate who walked away from the Pike County Detention Center on Tuesday evening.

According to officials at KSP Post 9 in Pikeville, 36-year-old Whitney Hurley of Freeburn left the detention center at approximately 5:53 p.m.

Hurley is described as a white female, 6 feet tall and weighing 127 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. She was last seen wearing white shorts and a white T-shirt.

Anyone with information about Hurley’s whereabouts is asked to contact KSP Post 9 at 606-433-7711.

The investigation is ongoing and is being led by Trooper Brennan Eckart with the Kentucky State Police.