ATKINSON COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) — Atkinson County Sheriff David Moore publicly apologized Monday, July 27, as the search for escaped murder suspect Pablo Zuriel Miranda, 32, entered its second day with no arrest. Miranda reportedly escaped from the custody of the Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office early Sunday morning. He faces two counts of felony murder and aggravated assault. He was arrested May 1, 2024, and held without bond. Moore said Miranda was at the jail’s booking office at 5:55 a.m. Sunday when staff were preparing to load food trays for transport. The jail does not operate its own kitchen and retrieves meals daily from the Coffee County Jail. “For whatever reason, the jailers present thought it was a good idea for him to load the trays,” Moore said. A jailer escorted Miranda to a transport van parked just outside the sally port. While Miranda loaded trays, the jailer turned her back to dispose of a box. When she turned around, Miranda was running. The jailer chased after Miranda but was unable to apprehend him. Moore said Miranda had been assigned a laundry job inside the jail—a position he said was performed behind locked doors. Moore acknowledged he had previously raised concerns after seeing Miranda outside the facility on escorted occasions. “I brought that to the jail’s attention that that was not acceptable,” Moore said. Moore, who is in his 17th year as sheriff, said the escape was the result of poor decisions by jail staff—and that he accepts full…
*This content (including text, artwork, graphics, photography, and video) was provided by the third party(ies) as referenced above. Any rights or other content questions or inquiries should be directed to such third-party provider(s).
