Rachel Berdine Arrested, Charged With Helping Hunnicutt Escape

Rachel Berdine

The woman suspected of aiding Joshua Hunnicutt in his escape from the Starke County Jail was arrested Sunday evening.

Officials say Rachel Berdine arrived at the Starke County Jail to visit Hunnicutt and police arrested her on an active arrest warrant for Escape and Conspiracy to Commit Escape, both Class C Felony charges.

She is being held in the Starke County Jail on a $50,000 bond.

Police believe that Hunnicutt escaped from the jail on May 23 by climbing an outside recreation wall topped with razor wire, and allegedly got into a car driven by his girlfriend, Berdine, who then drove away from the scene. Hunnicutt turned himself in five days later and has pleaded not guilty in Starke Circuit Court to charges of Escape and Conspiracy to Commit Escape.

Joshua Hunnicutt On The Run From Starke County Jail

Rachel Berdine
Joshua Hunnicutt

The Starke County Sheriff’s Department has announced an inmate escape from the rec area of the Starke County Jail. Officials say Joshua Hunnicutt walked out from the jail at 3:55 p.m. yesterday.

Police believe that Hunnicutt escaped from the jail and into a car driven by his girlfriend, Rachel Berdine. She is known to drive a purple 1995 Geo Tracker with license plate number 513CEH. The suspects may have headed south of Knox.

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