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| They stole at least four vehicles, tied up an elderly couple after invading their home and led the police on a high-speed chase, the authorities said. But on the third day of a nationwide manhunt, two Georgia inmates who officials said had killed a pair of guards in a brazen escape from a prison bus were captured in Tennessee on Thursday evening. | They stole at least four vehicles, tied up an elderly couple after invading their home and led the police on a high-speed chase, the authorities said. But on the third day of a nationwide manhunt, two Georgia inmates who officials said had killed a pair of guards in a brazen escape from a prison bus were captured in Tennessee on Thursday evening. |
| 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 widespread search with 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 widespread search with a reward of $130,000. |
| “Rest assured, justice will be served,” Gov. Nathan Deal of Georgia said in a statement. “My sincere thanks to our local, state and federal law enforcement officers who assisted in the manhunt. Because of their tireless efforts, the public is safe.” | “Rest assured, justice will be served,” Gov. Nathan Deal of Georgia said in a statement. “My sincere thanks to our local, state and federal law enforcement officers who assisted in the manhunt. Because of their tireless efforts, the public is safe.” |
| The pair were being moved early Tuesday morning in a routine transfer when they escaped from the caged back area of the prison bus, overpowered and disarmed the two corrections officers responsible for driving, and fatally shot them, the authorities said. After escaping, the men immediately carjacked a 2004 Honda Civic, burglarized a home and later stole a white Ford truck. | The pair were being moved early Tuesday morning in a routine transfer when they escaped from the caged back area of the prison bus, overpowered and disarmed the two corrections officers responsible for driving, and fatally shot them, the authorities said. After escaping, the men immediately carjacked a 2004 Honda Civic, burglarized a home and later stole a white Ford truck. |
| Sheriff Howard R. Sills of Putnam County, Ga., said the truck stolen in Georgia was abandoned in Moore County, Tenn., about 75 miles southeast of Nashville. Somewhere near there, the escapees stole another car, which they abandoned about 15 miles north in Bedford County, Tenn., near Shelbyville, he said. | Sheriff Howard R. Sills of Putnam County, Ga., said the truck stolen in Georgia was abandoned in Moore County, Tenn., about 75 miles southeast of Nashville. Somewhere near there, the escapees stole another car, which they abandoned about 15 miles north in Bedford County, Tenn., near Shelbyville, he said. |
| About 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Mr. Rowe and Mr. Dubose then invaded the home of an elderly couple, Sheriff Austin Swing of Bedford County said. | About 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Mr. Rowe and Mr. Dubose then invaded the home of an elderly couple, Sheriff Austin Swing of Bedford County said. |
| They held the couple at gunpoint, tied them up and remained in the home until about 5:30 p.m., Sheriff Swing said. | They held the couple at gunpoint, tied them up and remained in the home until about 5:30 p.m., Sheriff Swing said. |
| “They wrestled with the man and got control of him and threatened both of them’s lives,” he said. “They put the guns to both of them’s heads and threatened to kill them if they resisted.” | “They wrestled with the man and got control of him and threatened both of them’s lives,” he said. “They put the guns to both of them’s heads and threatened to kill them if they resisted.” |
| The escapees tied the man up with a belt and put socks on his hands so that he could not use his fingers, the sheriff said. They then ate beef stew the woman had made and stole the man’s boots, watches and other valuables, before leaving the home in a Jeep, the sheriff said. The couple were eventually able to report the crime shortly after their captors left, he added. | The escapees tied the man up with a belt and put socks on his hands so that he could not use his fingers, the sheriff said. They then ate beef stew the woman had made and stole the man’s boots, watches and other valuables, before leaving the home in a Jeep, the sheriff said. The couple were eventually able to report the crime shortly after their captors left, he added. |
| The couple were “extremely traumatized,” Sheriff Swing said. At one point, the escapees told the couple to make up a false story about what had happened “and threatened that they would be back if they didn’t,” he added. | The couple were “extremely traumatized,” Sheriff Swing said. At one point, the escapees told the couple to make up a false story about what had happened “and threatened that they would be back if they didn’t,” he added. |
| The men also told the couple that they were escaped inmates from Georgia and that they believed they would be ”dead within 24 hours,” the sheriff said. | The men also told the couple that they were escaped inmates from Georgia and that they believed they would be ”dead within 24 hours,” the sheriff said. |
| Shortly afterward, a chase ensued, Sheriff Sills said. | |
| “They wrecked the car somewhere on the interstate and got out and fled into the woods,’’ he said. | |
| They tried to steal another car, he added, but were confronted in the woods by another man and his neighbor. | |
| “I’d say 15 or 20 minutes later, they came out with their hands up, is what we were told, and surrendered,” Sheriff Sills said. | |
| Shots were fired during the exchange, but no one was harmed, Sheriff Sills said. | Shots were fired during the exchange, but no one was harmed, Sheriff Sills said. |
| Word of the arrests came as the families of the corrections officers, Christopher Monica, 42, and Curtis Billue, 58, were planning their funerals. Each had served the department for several years. | Word of the arrests came as the families of the corrections officers, Christopher Monica, 42, and Curtis Billue, 58, were planning their funerals. Each had served the department for several years. |
| Earlier Thursday, officials said bluntly that they had no idea where the fugitives had gone. They were preparing to start a nationwide billboard campaign | Earlier Thursday, officials said bluntly that they had no idea where the fugitives had gone. They were preparing to start a nationwide billboard campaign |
| “We are looking for them anywhere they might be on the planet Earth,” Sheriff Sills said at an afternoon news conference. | “We are looking for them anywhere they might be on the planet Earth,” Sheriff Sills said at an afternoon news conference. |