An inmate escaped from the Alexander County Detention Center overnight. The escape was reported shortly after 9 pm.

Jason Mullen
Citizens are asked to be on the lookout for Jason Mullen who is described as a white male, who stands 6′2″ tall and weighs 160 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes.
He may be in a stolen gray 1987 Dodge truck with a camper top and a 24 inch LED bar light on the front bumper. The license plate number is DKJ-7042.
Mullen was in the Alexander County jail on charges from Iredell County of larceny and possession of a firearm by a felon. He is from Iredell County and has a court date in Iredell County next week on felony meth charges, plus larceny of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.