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Escapees Who Killed Two Prison Guards Are Captured, Georgia Governor Says Escapees Who Killed Two Prison Guards Are Captured, Georgia Governor Says
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Two inmates who escaped from a prison bus in Georgia on Tuesday after fatally shooting a pair of guards were captured after a car chase in Tennessee, the governor of Georgia said late Thursday. Two inmates who escaped from a prison bus in Georgia on Tuesday after fatally shooting a pair of guards were captured after a car chase in Tennessee, officials said late Thursday.
The two convicted armed robbers, Donnie R. Rowe and Ricky Dubose, had been on the run since about 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, when their escape prompted a nationwide manhunt that drew a reward of $130,000.The two convicted armed robbers, Donnie R. Rowe and Ricky Dubose, had been on the run since about 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, when their escape prompted a nationwide manhunt that drew a reward of $130,000.
The pair were being moved early Tuesday morning as part of a routine transfer when they escaped the caged back area of the prison bus, overpowered and disarmed the two corrections officers driving, and then fatally shot the officers, the authorities said. The men immediately carjacked a 2004 Honda Civic after their escape from the bus, then burglarized a home and eventually stole a white Ford truck, the authorities said. The pair were being moved early Tuesday morning as part of a routine transfer when they escaped the caged back area of the prison bus, overpowered and disarmed the two corrections officers responsible for driving, and then fatally shot the officers, the authorities said. After their escape, the men immediately carjacked a 2004 Honda Civic, then burglarized a home and eventually stole a white Ford truck, the authorities said.
Gov. Nathan Deal announced that the men were in custody in a message on Twitter around 8 p.m. Thursday. Gov. Nathan Deal and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced in separate messages around 8 p.m. Thursday that the men were in custody.
Word of the arrests came as the families of the deceased corrections officers, Christopher Monica, 42, and Curtis Billue, 58, were planning their funerals. Both had served the department for several years.
Earlier Thursday, law enforcement officials said bluntly that they had no idea where the fugitives had gone. They were preparing to launch a nationwide billboard campaign to help elicit tips.
“We are looking for them anywhere they might be on the planet Earth,” Sheriff Howard R. Sills of Putnam County said at an afternoon news conference.