NEW : the Choctaw County Sheriff , Alabama . Marshals involved in the manhunt . one inmates are held in 3 cell ; 1 screams , says another is sick , sheriff says . The inmates jump a jailer , then fled on foot , State Bureau of Investigation adds . The jailer , who was allegedly choked , was treated at a nearby hospital , he says .
NEW : State Bureau of Investigation , U.S . Marshals involved in the manhunt . 3 inmates are held in one cell ; 1 screams , says another is sick , sheriff says . The inmates jump a jailer , then fled on foot , the Choctaw County Sheriff adds . The jailer , who was allegedly choked , was treated at a nearby hospital , he says .