Authorities are actively searching for John Matthew Nigh, an inmate who escaped from the Craven County Jail on Sunday. Sheriff Chip Hughe

An inmate with the Craven County Detention Center reportedly escaped from his assigned cell on Sunday afternoon. A search showed that the inmate, John Matthew Nigh, was assisted by his two cell mates in escaping.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... From Craven County Sheriff’s Office At 4pm on Sun6, 2025, Detention Officers determined that an inmate was missing from his assigned cell. A search determined that the inmate,

Matthew Nigh, an inmate at Craven County Correctional Facility, escaped from the facility late Sunday night and is currently on the run.

Officials in North Carolina are searching for escaped inmate John Matthew Nigh who has been on the run for a few days.

An inmate escaped from a North Carolina jail through a ventilation system while his cellmates stuffed a mattress to make it seem like he was asleep, the Craven County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.

Authorities say the man's cellmates helped him escape and then stuffed a mattress to make it look like he was still sleeping.

John Matthew Nigh, of North Carolina, had already escaped from police custody when officers first arrived at his home