Inmate with ties to Seneca has escaped

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office and SLED Agents are searching for an escaped inmate.

James Holley Cobb was a trustee at the Anderson County Detention Center who walked off the premises during the performance of his maintenance duties at the facility on Wednesday night. Staff members at the detention center said they noticed Cobb was missing just after their routine 6:00pm headcount of inmates.

He is originally from the Seneca area, according to Anderson County Deputies. Anyone who sees James Holley Cobb, or knows of his whereabouts, is asked to call 911, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, or Crime Stoppers.