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| Georgia prisoners Rowe and Dubose caught after massive manhunt | Georgia prisoners Rowe and Dubose caught after massive manhunt |
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| Two US inmates who were on the run since Tuesday after shooting dead two prison officers have been captured, officials say. | Two US inmates who were on the run since Tuesday after shooting dead two prison officers have been captured, officials say. |
| Donnie Rowe and Ricky Dubose were seized in the state of Tennessee. | Donnie Rowe and Ricky Dubose were seized in the state of Tennessee. |
| The men overpowered the guards as they were transported by bus to another facility in the state of Georgia. | The men overpowered the guards as they were transported by bus to another facility in the state of Georgia. |
| This triggered a massive nationwide manhunt, with the authorities warning that the public was in "grave danger" because the inmates were armed. | This triggered a massive nationwide manhunt, with the authorities warning that the public was in "grave danger" because the inmates were armed. |
| On Thursday, officials said the two men were in custody following a car chase in rush hour traffic through Rutherford County, Tennessee. | |
| Earlier that day, the two men had stormed into an elderly couple's home, put guns to their heads and tied them up with a belt, authorities say. | |
| Dubose and Rowe remained inside the home of the couple - who police say are "extremely traumatised" - for three hours as they took clothing and jewellery, and ate beef stew. | |
| After the convicts left in the couple's black Jeep Cherokee car, the man and woman managed to escape and call police. | |
| Rutherford County Sheriff's Office deputies spotted the black Jeep at around 18:00 local time about 50 miles (80km) southeast of Nashville and followed, leading to a car chase reaching speeds of over 100mph. | |
| The suspects shot at police during the chase, but deputies did not return gunfire, Rutherford County Sheriff Michael Fitzhugh told reporters on Thursday night. | |
| After Dubose and Rowe crashed their car, they ran towards another house and tried to steal the car in the driveway. | |
| But an armed homeowner held the two at gunpoint with the help of a neighbour before police could arrive. | |
| On Tuesday, police said Rowe and Dubose, who were both serving time for armed robbery at Baldwin State Prison, had taken control of a prison transport bus on Highway 16 - between the towns of Sparta and Eatonton. | On Tuesday, police said Rowe and Dubose, who were both serving time for armed robbery at Baldwin State Prison, had taken control of a prison transport bus on Highway 16 - between the towns of Sparta and Eatonton. |
| "They were inside the caged area of the bus," Sheriff Sills said at a press conference. "How they got through the locks and things up to that area I do not know." | "They were inside the caged area of the bus," Sheriff Sills said at a press conference. "How they got through the locks and things up to that area I do not know." |
| The prisoners "overpowered" the guards and "they then disarmed them and one of the subjects shot and killed both guards", according to a bulletin issued by the Putnam County Sheriff's office. | The prisoners "overpowered" the guards and "they then disarmed them and one of the subjects shot and killed both guards", according to a bulletin issued by the Putnam County Sheriff's office. |
| Sheriff Sills on Thursday night said he was "elated" by the capture of the "vicious hoodlums". | |
| The authorities described the fugitives as "dangerous beyond description". | The authorities described the fugitives as "dangerous beyond description". |
| Correctional officers Christopher Monica, 42 and Curtis Billue, 58, were both killed, the Georgia Department of Corrections confirmed. | |
| Georgia Governor Nathan Deal ordered flags at the state capitol to fly at half-mast on the day of their interments. | |
| "Rest assured, justice will be served," Mr Deal said in a statement thanking law enforcement. | |
| "The pain endured by the families and loved ones of Sergeant Christopher Monica and Sergeant Curtis Billue endures, however. | |
| "We will do everything in our power to support their loved ones, and we will not forget their sacrifice and service." |