A Search Is Continuing For A Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Inmate Who Ran Off While On His Way To A Doctor’s Appointment. Bristol Virginia Police Spokesman Maynard Ratcliff Said A Caretaker Stopped At Free Service Tire To Put Air In A Vehicle Tire And That’s When 54 Year Old Gerald Coates Took Off. Coates Is White With Brown Hair In A Ponytail. He Was Wearing A Maroon Shirt And Gray Pants. He Was Being Held On Meth Related Charges. Anyone With Information On Coates Whereabouts Should Call Authorities.