Randle Kirkley, 34, was quarantined for COVID-19 at the Nashville Fairgrounds on Monday May 4th. Kirkley was quarantined by the Metro Public Health Department and would not be allowed to leave until cleared by them. However, without permission from the health department on Thursday May 7th he jumped the fence and fled down Nolensville Road. He was stopped almost two miles away from the facility at the Nashville Cemetery. Kirkley was charged with escaping a penal institution.