Officials find man who escaped custody

CHATHAM — The Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office has found a suspect who escaped custody today as he was being taken to jail.

Larry Wayne Dodson, 19, was found at 8 p.m. hiding in an outbuilding behind a residence on Lanier Street in Chatham

Deputies arrested Dodson on charges of breaking and entering and grand lar-ceny at about 3:30 p.m. and transported him to Pittsylvania County Jail. However, Dodson es-caped custody as deputies removed him from the vehicle, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

Dodson was last seen wearing a black shirt and blue jeans and was still handcuffed. He was most recently spotted near Old Dutch Supermarket in Chatham.

Those with information about Dodson are urged to call the sheriff’s office at (434) 432-7931.