Tag: escaped

Authorities Capture Slaying Suspect Who Escaped Custody While Being Transported in Montana

THOMPSON FALLS, Mont.—Authorities in western Montana have captured a Michigan slaying suspect who escaped custody over the weekend by removing his handcuffs and shackles at a gas station while being transported to face charges. Chadwick Shane Mobley was taken into custody at about 6:10 p.m. Monday in the town of Plains, the Sanders County Sheriff’s…


Alabama Prisoner Who Escaped With Jailer’s Help Gets Life Sentence

FLORENCE, Ala.—An Alabama prisoner received a life sentence on Thursday for escaping with the help of a jail official who ultimately took her own life as police closed in following a manhunt across three states. Casey White, 39, told those gathered in the Lauderdale County courtroom that he felt like the most hated man in…


Police: Fugitive’s Body Found in Ohio River, Days After Recapture of Fellow Ohio Escapee

HENDERSON, KY—A convicted murderer who escaped last week from a northwest Ohio prison with another inmate by hiding in a trash container was found dead Sunday after his body was spotted floating in the Ohio River, police in Kentucky said. The discovery brought to a close a manhunt for the missing inmate, Bradley Gillespie, 50….


Authorities Capture 1 Inmate Who Escaped Ohio Prison, but Convicted Murderer Still on the Lam

LIMA, Ohio—One of two inmates who escaped from an Ohio prison was captured early Wednesday in Kentucky after a police pursuit of a stolen car the men were believed to be in ended in a crash and a foot chase, authorities said. James Lee, 47, was captured at the scene but Bradley Gillespie, 50, remained…


Sheriff: Last of 4 Escaped Mississippi Prisoners Found

CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss.—The last of four inmates who escaped from a Mississippi prison was found Thursday morning at a home not far from the detention center, the sheriff announced. Corey Harrison, 22, was taken into custody at a home in Crystal Springs, about 20 miles from the prison. A female acquaintance was also arrested and…


Police Arrest Convicted Vegas Bombmaker Who Escaped Prison

LAS VEGAS—Police have arrested a convicted bombmaker who escaped from a Nevada prison where he was serving a life sentence for a deadly 2007 explosion outside a Las Vegas Strip, authorities said. Las Vegas police said they received information Wednesday night that a person matching the description of Porfirio Duarte-Herrera was in the area. Officers…


The Gorilla (1939)

When a wealthy man is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save”…


Escaped Missouri Inmate Captured, Two Others Remain on the Run

One of three inmates who escaped a Missouri jail last week by cutting holes in the plaster ceiling of their cells has been captured nearly 1,000 miles away in Wyoming, a county sheriff said. Christopher Blevins, 37, was taken into custody on Wednesday in Casper, Wyoming, about 950 miles northwest of the Cassville, Missouri, jail…


Escapee Captured, Some Mississippi Prison Staff Suspended

JACKSON, Miss.—A Mississippi inmate who escaped from prison over the weekend was captured Tuesday in a county where he had been convicted of murder, and about a dozen prison employees were suspended because the staff waited more than a day to tell the state Department of Corrections he was missing, department officials said. Michael Floyd…