Mississippi  Department of  Corrections

Christopher B. Epps	Phil Bryant
Commissioner	Governor

Miss. Department of Corrections * 723 N. President St. * Jackson, Miss. 39202 *  Date:            July 21, 2009 Contact:       Tara Booth Phone:         601.359.5701 Fax:             601.359.5738 Chickasaw County State Inmate Captured   Jackson - Chickasaw County Jail state inmate Randy N. Blansett, MDOC #123693, who failed to return to the county jail in Houston on Sunday, has turned himself in to law enforcement.  Blansett had been on a 72-hour leave from the jail.  He turned himself in to the Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office at 9:15 p.m. Monday night.   Blansett, who is serving a three-year sentence for two convictions of Felony DUI from Monroe and Chickasaw Counties, now faces an additional 5-year sentence if convicted of escape.                                                                                             ##