Felony charge set for Lowndes County birthday escapee

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – All he wanted was freedom for his 18th birthday, and Braylin Edinburgh got it.

But that freedom only lasted a little over a month.

Now, the Columbus 18-year-old is facing a Felony Escape charge.

Lowndes County detectives say Edinburgh escaped the Lowndes County Juvenile Detention Center on his 18th birthday, back on March 21st.

He was somehow able to get into a control room and hit the correct button to get out.

Edinburgh was arrested at a safety checkpoint last night in Oktibbeha County.