A man serving 38 years in a Tennessee prison walked out of a Nashville hospital and remained free for several hours before he was captured again.
Gregory Redden, 63, was at Nashville General Hospital for a weekly treatment when Oct. 21 when he slipped his handcuffs and leg shackles, Nashville Police said.
Wearing white shoes, grey sweatpants, a white shirt and blue surgical mask across his mouth and nose, Redden was captured on security cameras strolling toward a door leading outside the hospital about 2 p.m.
Gregory Redden is in custody. He was located on Dr. DB Todd Blvd. & Jefferson Street. https://t.co/rc5sgGO8qO
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) October 22, 2026
Redden was convicted of two counts of aggravated robbery in 2012 for a 2010 crime, according to records from the Tennessee Department
of Correction. He was denied parole in 2019, and his sentence was scheduled to end in January 2031.
It's not yet clear what he did with his time after leaving the hospital. Nashville Police announced about 8:15 p.m. on social media that he'd been captured on Dr. DB Todd Boulevard and Jefferson Street.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Tennessee prison inmate escapes Nashville hospital, captured hours later
