Manhunt snares US inmates who killed prison guards
WASHINGTON: A pair of US convicts who overpowered and killed their guards in a brazen jailbreak in the southern state of Georgia were recaptured Thursday after a two- day manhunt, authorities said.
The felons, Donnie Rowe, 43, and Ricky Dubose, 24, had been described as ‘dangerous beyond description’ by Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, who coordinated the search.
The pair shot to death two prison officers during the escape in the early hours of Tuesday, as they were being moved between two penal facilities.
Rowe, considered a sociopath by authorities, was described as a recidivist with a long list of convictions and was serving a life sentence for armed robbery and other crimes.
Officials said Dubose is also a hardened criminal despite his relative youth, as well as being a member of the notorious ‘Ghostface Gangsters’ white supremacist group.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said on Twitter that they had been captured and the state’s governor indicated that they had been detained in the neighbouring state of Tennessee.
“CAPTURED: Fugitives in custody following car chase in TN. More info will be forthcoming,” Governor Nathan Deal tweeted.
The convicts were among 30 inmates being transported by bus when the drama unfolded Tuesday.
The rear of the vehicle was equipped with a caged area where inmates were secured, with the guards in a separate compartment at the front. — AFP