LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County inmate’s brief plea for freedom landed him a long stint in state prison.

Terry Lashaun Brooks was sentenced to 32 years in prison on October 30 in Lowndes County Circuit Court.

Brooks pleaded guilty to charges of hit and run and burglary of a car.

The charges stem from Brooks’ escape from the Lowndes County Jail on Halloween 2023.

He and another inmate forced their way through a window of their cell block and cleared the razor wire fence. Brooks went through the outside fence. His accomplice was caught in the yard.

That night, Brooks attempted to steal a car from Columbus Motors.

The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the US Marshal’s Service, tracked Brooks down and captured him on November 3rd.

Brooks was sentenced as a habitual offender to 12 years for the escape and burglary charges.

That means he will have to serve these 12 years day by day.

He was also sentenced to 20 years on a separate charge of possession of cocaine.

With those 2 consecutive sentences, Brooks could spend a total of 32 years in prison.

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