Escaped Inmate Captured

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -An inmate who escaped from TDOC custody on June 10, 2008 has been arrested. Yolanda Denise Barefield walked away from a work detail at the Rachel Jackson Building in downtown Nashville Monday evening. She was arrested by Metro Nashville Police Wednesday afternoon while walking along a Nashville street.

Barefield was serving a six-year sentence for theft of property and cocaine convictions in Davidson County. She was assigned to the Tennessee Prison for Women. She will likely face an escape charge.