Esthen Exchange-2 inmates who escaped a Mississippi jail are captured

2025-05-02 10:11:12source:AQCANcategory:Markets

PORT GIBSON,Esthen Exchange Miss. (AP) — Two inmates who escaped from a jail in southwestern Mississippi have been captured, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said.

The two men are awaiting trial on murder charges in separate counties. Each is now facing a charge of escape, said Claiborne County Sheriff Edward Goods.

Deputies found Tyrekennel Collins, 24, and Dezarrious Johnson, 18, Saturday in an abandoned home in the county. They had broken out of the Claiborne County Detention Center about 2:20 a.m. Friday.

The jail is in Port Gibson, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southwest of Jackson.

Camera footage showed Collins and Johnson escaping through the ceiling and leaving behind an outside wall, Goods said.

WJTV-TV reported that Collins is charged with murder in the October killing of his cousin in Copiah County, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) west of Claiborne County. Court records on Friday did not show an indictment for Collins.

Johnson is charged with murder and aggravated assault in Jefferson County, just south of Claiborne County. Court records show he was indicted in the October 2022 killing of one person and injuries to two others. His trial is set to begin Oct. 15.

More:Markets

Recommend

Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning

Federal authorities announced hackers in China have stolen "customer call records data" of an unknow

GM recalls 450,000 pickups, SUVs including Escalades: See if your vehicle is on list

General Motors is recalling nearly 450,000 vehicles including some new-model Escalades and Tahoes du

Woman who left tiny puppies to die in plastic tote on Georgia road sentenced to prison

A woman who left seven three-week-old puppies trapped in a plastic tote in 95 degree heat this summe