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At 4:48pm Wednesday, October 3, 2018, Kentucky State Police Post 8 Morehead responded to a report of an escaped inmate on Transfer Station Road in Stanton, Kentucky. Gregory Cox, age 37, of Ironton, Ohio, had escaped from work release at around 4pm. Cox is believed to be operating a stolen white 2018 Ram 2500 crew cab pickup truck with magnetic Powell County Recycling logos on the side and a Kentucky Official Registration Plate of D3440. The public is asked to contact the Morehead Post of the Kentucky State Police at 606-784-4127 if they observe Gregory Cox or the stolen vehicle.