Officials identify Campbell County inmate who walked away from work detail in Newport

There was a heavy police presence in the area of the Purple People Bridge Wednesday afternoon.

Orangetheory Fitness, Newport Pavilion. 

Just before 2 p.m., a Campbell County inmate walked away from a work detail on the Newport side of the bridge.

He has been identified as George Gattis. He is white, 5'10", 195 pounds with light brown hair and facial hair. Gattis, from Sparta, Kentucky, has an extensive arrest record. He was most recently arrested in May of this year.

The suspect was last seen on the Purple People Bridge walking toward Cincinnati.