Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

Man escapes from custody in Clayton County

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March 30, 2014

A man facing burglary and family violence charges escaped Sunday from a Clayton County correctional facility, according to an advisory from the sheriff's office.

The advisory said John Matthew Pack, 30, escaped from the Clayton Transitional Center in Forest Park at 6 a.m. He is described as a 5-foot-11, 179-pound white male.

A spokeswoman for the sheriff's office did not immediately respond to a request for more information.

Anyone with information on Pack's whereabouts should call 911.

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Danny Robbins is a long-time investigative reporter who has worked for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Associated Press, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and other media outlets. He was part of the team at the AJC that was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in national reporting in 2017 for its investigation of sexually abusive doctors.

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