Jackson man runs from the law in new reality show ‘Hunted’

JACKSON, Tenn. — “The basic premise of the show is, can everyday, ordinary people get away from law enforcement?” said Jackson resident Lee Wilson, a fugitive on the upcoming reality show, “Hunted.”

Wilson’s task is to successfully avoid being found by the most professional of man hunters, including the Secret Service, the CIA, Homeland Security and the FBI.

“If you go into an experience like this, being a fugitive, and you think it’s just going to be easy, that you got it in the bag, then you’re really in for a surprise,” Wilson said.

Rule No. 1 for those hunted? There were no rules — except to remain in the 100,000-square-mile radius around Atlanta, Ga.

Lee also operates Jackson Escape Rooms. He said inventing creative escape rooms for a living helped him think outside the box during the show.

“Every day I spend my time trapping people in locked rooms for fun,” Lee said. “And they thought it would be really interesting to see what it would be like if the roles were reversed.”

How else did Lee and his partner prepare?

“We watched a lot of ‘buddy cop’ movies. We watched a lot of ‘Ocean’s’ movies. We watched all the getaway chase scenes that we could,” Wilson said.

If Lee and his partner avoid capture for 28 days, they could take home a whopping quarter of a million dollars. Did he come back to Jackson successful? You have to watch and find out.

The show premieres at 9 p.m. Sunday after the AFC Championship Game on WBBJ CBS 7.