NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Nashville police are searching for a 63-year-old prisoner who escaped from Nashville General Hospital.
Gregory Redden was in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Correction when he escaped around 2 p.m. today. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said Redden got out of his handcuffs and leg shackles and MNPD is assisting in the search.
Photo of Redden leaving Nashville General Hospital where he received weekly treatments. https://t.co/fSBGI1NiFt
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) October 21, 2026
Redden was serving time for a 2010 conviction for aggravated robbery.
He is described as a bald white male, 5 feet 5 inches tall. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, scrub pants and tennis shoes.
Anyone with information on Redden's whereabouts is asked to call the Dept. of Emergency Communications at 615-862-8600.
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