An escaped convict whose body was found in the Ohio River this week drowned, preliminary autopsy results say. Bradley Gillespie, 50, and James Lee, 47, escaped the Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution near Lima, Ohio, last week, sparking an all-out manhunt for the two, as CrimeOnline reported. Lee was serving time for burglary and breaking and entering, …
An escaped double murderer from Ohio was found dead in the Ohio River Sunday in Kentucky. Authorities discovered Bradley Gillespie, 50, and James Lee, 47, gone from the Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution near Lima during a prisoner count Tuesday morning, as CrimeOnline reported. They were spotted in a stolen vehicle on Wednesday 350 miles away in …
Two inmates in Virginia were apprehended on Tuesday, a day after they allegedly escaped from jail. Newport News police said in a statement that John Garza, 37, and Arley Nemo, 43, used a toothbrush and metal object to break out of their cell at the Newport News Jail Annex. The pair reportedly used the tools …
Las Vegas police have arrested Porfirio Duarte-Herrera, a 42-year-old convicted bombmaker serving a life sentence for a deadly 2007 explosion on the Las Vegas strip after his escape from Southern Desert Correctional Center in Nevada.
Alabama authorities are reportedly reviewing nearly 1,000 calls made between corrections officer Vicky White and a jailed capital murder suspect before she allegedly helped the inmate escape in April. Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton told AL.com that Vicky White, 57, and accused murderer Casey White, 38, who was housed at William Donaldson Correctional Facility in …
An escaped inmate accused of killing two people was captured by deputies near the Texas-Louisiana state line. The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office said it arrested Charles Spraberry, 42, after a brief chase at about 8 a.m. Wednesday. A woman in Cadillac SUV — reportedly stolen from an unoccupied home — with him, 37-year-old Shea Smith, …
Texas authorities are looking for a double murder suspect who reportedly escaped from jail on Monday. According to KSLA, Charles Spraberry used a handmade knife to escape from the Cass County Jail. Spraberry is awaiting trial on capital murder charges related to March’s deaths of two people found in a burned-out trailer in Atlanta, Texas. …
An inmate serving a life sentence for rape escaped an Arkansas prison on Friday, apparently with the help of his mother and sister. According to the Arkansas Department of Corrections, Samuel Hartman fled a work detail in a field near the East Arkansas Regional Unit in Brickeys. He and an unnamed accomplice reportedly fired on …
A Texas man who was deemed insane in his father’s 2014 murder allegedly escaped from a state hospital on Sunday. The Austin American-Statesman reported that security cameras caught Alexander Ervin, 29, leaving a dorm at North Texas State Hospital. Hospital staff informed the police of his disappearance on Monday morning. In 2014, Ervin was acquitted …
One of four inmates who “walked away” from a federal prison camp in Virginia over the weekend turned himself in 24 hours after his escape. Authorities said Tavares Graham, 44, surrendered at about 5 a.m. on Sunday, WRIC reported. Graham, who was serving 10 years for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of …
Authorities are searching for four inmates who “walked away” from a minimum security prison camp in Virginia early Saturday morning. The prisoners are identified as: Corey Branch, 41, is 5 feet 8 inches tall and about 200 pounds. He is serving a 13 year sentence for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession charges. Tavares Graham, 44, …
U.S. Marshals are now handling the case of three inmates who reportedly escaped from a Missouri jail on Friday and remain at large. Lance Stephens, Matthew Crawford, and Christopher Blevins allegedly escaped from the Barry County Jail by making holes in the ceiling of their cells. Sheriff Danny Boyd told ABC News that the ceiling is …
