The vehicle they were in, a Ford S.U.V., was found abandoned along a rural road in Tennessee later the same day. Four inmates are on the lam after escaping a federal prison camp in Virginia - the latest in a growing trend of lapses at low-security lockups throughout the United States.. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! A total of $50,000 is being offered for information leading to Lopez's arrest. From left to right and top to bottom: Corey Branch, Kareem Allen Shaw, Lamonte Rashawn Willis and Tavares . The former lawyer for escaped Alabama convict Casey Cole White fears his old client might attempt suicide by cop saying the should-be inmate suffers from severe mental illness and addiction . A Warner Bros. CNNs Raja Razek contributed to this report. One of the three inmates who escaped from a Barry County, Missouri, jail last week has been captured - more than 800 miles away, authorities announced . The jail escapee surrendered and the former corrections officer, who helped the inmate escape, fatally shot herself after a police pursuit in Indiana. Chilling photos show the first hardcore gangbangers moved into a new mega-prison in El Salvador that President Nayib Bukele has boasted is "impossible to escape.". A lawyer for Mr. White declined to comment. Ms. White disappeared with Mr. White on the morning of April 29, after she left the jail under the pretext of escorting him to the county courthouse a few blocks away for a mental health evaluation. Letter to the Editor: Watts is under siege by Thomas Safran who is getting land for pennies on the dollar! The Alabama corrections officer accused of helping an inmate escape jail had a two-year relationship with him that included phone calls to the prison where he was serving time, officials revealed . Singleton also said there was no mental health evaluation for the inmate scheduled at the courthouse. (NewsNation) Escaped inmate Casey White is now back in Alabama. 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If you need help with the Public File, call 540-512-1558. Brown, who is about 182 pounds and is 5 feet, 11 inches, previously escaped from a Sullivan County, Tennessee Jail with two others in February of 2022. Warrants were issued for the inmates who were all being held on felony charges, including three who are known sex offenders, according to the sheriffs department. Marshals Service. She was alone with the inmate, which the sheriff said violated department policy. The crash occurred in Evansville, Ind., more than 200 miles north of the jail, after the authorities there heard that the Whites were in a vehicle nearby and began pursuing it. Inmates Corey Branch, Tavares Lajuane Graham, Lamonte Rashawn Willis and Kareem Allen Shaw were discovered missing from the Federal Correctional Complex-Petersburgs satellite camp in Hopewell, Virginia, around 1:45 a.m., the Federal Bureau of Prisons said Saturday. 01:01. At the time of his escape, Mr. White, 38, was awaiting trial in the fatal stabbing of a woman in 2015, according to the U.S. Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department, via Agence France-Press -- Getty Images. Hes not getting out of this jail again, Sheriff Singleton said. There were nine inmates that were there, and one of those inmates ended up hitting the button and two of those escaped, which was Ricketson and Brown, said Sheriff Blake Andis, with the Washington County Sheriffs Office. They were taken in He continued, saying, These are dangerous individuals based on their criminal histories and past.. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much However, the BOP has come under fire in recent years for its lax security at similar federal prison camps nationwide, where doors are typically left unlocked and security cameras arent working. All Rights Reserved. When you have a family member that makes a bad choice, you know, you dont like them but you still love them. The couple was found hundreds of miles away in Indiana leading to a chase and a crash, with the former guard taking her . CNN has reached out to the Marshals Service for additional information. Brown, who is a federal inmate, is being held in the Washington County Tennessee Jail without bond, according to authorities. Casey White pleads not guilty to felony murder in death of corrections officer Vicky White, Three inmates who escaped Missouri jail back in custody, Alabama doles out $5K reward in Vicky White-Casey White manhunt. But those charges were just the latest in a litany of . The key hasnt been recovered, the station added. Alabama fugitive Casey White and corrections officer Vicky White are in custody, and she is hospitalized with injuries sustained in a chase, authorities said Monday at 6 p.m. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much Ms. White had recently decided to retire, and the escape occurred on her last day of work. She was family to us. An Orange County jail inmate attempted to escape from the Central Men's Jail in Santa Ana Tuesday, but quick-thinking deputies foiled the plan, authorities said. Christopher Allen Blevins, 37, was taken into custody near Casper, Wyoming, on Wednesday, the Barry County Sheriffs Office said in a Facebook post. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice resumed transporting inmates on . In 2006, Lopez had been sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and killing a man with a pickax on the orders of associates linked to the La Mana drug cartel, according to KHOU-11. Officials didnt reveal how the detainees escaped the facility, which holds 185 men. Eunice Police on the scene of a shooting where victim was hit 3 times. Discovery Company. 1:33 AM EDT, Thu June 23, 2022. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. A video grab shows Mr. White, an inmate at the Lauderdale County Detention Facility in Alabama, leaving with Vicky White, the assistant director of corrections. "Our policy is for any inmate with those kinds of charges to have two sworn deputies escort them. 51-year-old Johnny Brown, of Rogersville, Tennessee, and 31-year-old Albert Ricketson, of Abingdon, Virginia, broke free from the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority at about 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, as we reported. appreciated. He was awaiting trial in the 2015 murder. Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton . The two have no relation. Washington County Virginia Sheriffs Office, Hawkins County Tennessee Sheriffs Office. With the vehicle wrecked, Mr. White surrendered to the authorities, but Ms. White shot herself in the head and subsequently died at a hospital, Sheriff Wedding said. Authorities previously said they should be considered armed and dangerous.. FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) The U.S. There is now a halt on Texas prisoner transports as the escape is probed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. A $5,000 reward each, meaning $10,000 combined, is being offered for information leading to the apprehension of the two escapees. Around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the five inmates at the St. Francois County Detention Center in southeastern Missouri entered a secured cell, made their way through a secured door "by use of force . Did you encounter any technical issues? Now, some of the other inmates could be slapped with charges, News 25 reported. We've received your submission. Type above and press Enter to search. The 16 passengers onboard helped by making a disturbance, singing and jumping up and down to distract officers on board, Whitmire told the station. Updated On Friday, police . Did you encounter any technical issues? The regional jail let the inmates out into the rec yard. Same key for both, I understand, the state senator told News 25. Pressed about the timeline, Singleton said the relationship was at least two years old but could be older.. probed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Sheriff Singleton said the authorities knew for sure that Ms. White had helped Mr. White flee the jail, though he initially said she might have been coerced or threatened into doing so. Authorities are searching for, from left, Corey Branch, Kareem Allen Shaw, Lamonte Rashawn Willis and Travares Lajuane Graham. All Rights Reserved. The fugitive, who was reportedly a member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang, is believed to have killed 66-year-old Mark Collins and his four grandsons at a weekend cabin in rural Centerville last week. Branch, 41, was serving a 160-month sentence for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and felon in possession of a firearm. Five family members believed to have been killed by an escaped inmate in their Texas vacation home last week were fatally shot and stabbed, cause of death reports show. Mr. White told law enforcement officers that he had planned to engage in a shootout with police, Sheriff Wedding said. Market data provided by Factset. Lauderdale County Sheriff'S Depa, via Agence France-Press -- Getty Images. Casey White leaving an Alabama jail with Vicky White, a corrections officer, on April 29. AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added prison escapee Gonzalo Artemio Lopez to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. Singleton told news outlets that Vicky White had turned in her retirement papers the day before she went missing. The sheriffs office says the two men should be considered armed and dangerous. Palko was originally arrested in May 2021 and booked on suspicion of a robbery in San Clemente, Braun said. Inmates Corey Branch . By Eduardo Medina,Alyssa Lukpat and Christine Chung. The manhunt for an escaped Alabama murder suspect who disappeared along with a female correction officer entered its fourth day Monday as authorities released the most recent images of the known criminal ahead of a scheduled press conference to answer questions surrounding the case. In that case he was charged with three counts of robbery and two counts of attempted robbery with sentencing enhancements for the personal use of a firearm. One escaped Virginia inmate back in custody, three still on the run. The search narrowed to the area when, hours earlier, a police officer on patrol spotted a Cadillac resembling one that surveillance video had shown the Whites entering. "Do not attempt to apprehend this fugitive.". 2. Deputies recognized the inmate, however, and took him back into custody where he was being housed, Braun said. The prisoners were reported missing from the Federal Correctional Complex Petersburgs satellite camp at about 1:45 a.m. Saturday, setting off a multi-agency manhunt, the BOP has said. The five escapees also discarded their orange clothing. The Texas Department of Public Safety is contributing a $35,000 reward, the U.S. Marshalls are offering a $10,000 . Palko was accused of using a 9mm caliber pistol in the holdups, according to the indictment. CNN has not been able to determine which attorneys represent the three men. Gonzalo Lopez, an inmate with a lengthy rap sheet who was serving a life sentence, was shot dead by cops outside San Antonio last Thursday three weeks after he escaped a cage on the bus, stabbed a driver and went on the lam. Did you encounter any technical issues? FONTANA, Calif. A person was shot and killed at an Arco gas station in, I have read and agree to the terms & conditions. medium-security federal institution in Hopewell. Authorities say 51-year-old Johnny Shane Brown, of Rogersville, Tennessee, and 31-year-old Albert Lee Ricketson, of Abingdon, Virginia, broke free from the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority at about 2:45 p.m. Officials provided an update Friday morning (Jan. 27) at about 11 a.m., saying a gold-colored Cadillac SUV, believed to be stolen by the pair, was located in Hawkins County, Tennessee on Route 66 in Bulls Gap, Tennessee. Federal Correctional Complex Petersburgs satellite camp is listed as a minimum-security facility, which currently houses 185 male inmates, according to the BOP. Discovery Company. Did you encounter any technical issues? The escape unfolded April 29 the day Vicky White was set to retire at the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, about 70 miles west of Huntsville. Alli Graham came aboard the digital team as an evening digital content producer in June 2022.