Inmate Wanted After Escaping During Family Visitation
SPINDALE, N.C.Β βΒ Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from Rutherford Correctional Center during family visitation.
Officials said Roy Buff, 33, escaped shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday. He was scheduled to be released in May of 2025 after serving three years for an assault conviction.
Buff is 5-foot-7 and weighs approximately 180 pounds. Officials said he has multiple tattoos on his head, face and neck.
He was last seen wearing green pants and a gray shirt.
Anyone with information on Buffβs location is asked to call 911 or the Rutherford Correctional Center at 828-286-4121.