Two Mississippi inmates who escaped from prison while awaiting murder trial have been captured after a manhunt, authorities said Saturday.
Claiborne County Sheriff Edward Goods said Tyrekennel Collins, 24, and Dezarrious Johnson, 18, arrived from Claiborne the day before He was found inside an abandoned house in Claiborne County on Saturday after escaping from the county detention center.
Gutz said that around 2:20 a.m., surveillance footage showed Collins and Johnson escaping from the ceiling and away from the exterior wall.
Johnson injured his right leg during the escape and was walking “with a limp,” according to the Sheriff’s Office.
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Authorities alerted the public during subsequent searches that both suspects were considered dangerous.
The two are awaiting trial on murder charges in separate counties.
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Collins is charged with murdering his cousin in Copiah County in October 2023, and Johnson is charged with murder and aggravated assault in Jefferson County stemming from an incident in October 2022, WJTV-TV reported.
Johnson’s trial is scheduled to begin on October 15.
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Goodes said both Collins and Johnson now face escape charges.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.