TDOC Press Release:
The two inmates who walked away from the Chattanooga Release Center Friday night and are now back in custody. According to the Tennessee Department of Correction, Katelyn Standifer, 26, was serving a three-year sentence for theft out of Knox County. Ashley Wardlaw, 36, was serving a four-year sentence for theft out of Davidson County. Their sentences were set to expire in 2023.
The women were located Saturday afternoon while walking along a street in South Nashville. They will be returned to TDOC custody and face escape charges.