2 inmates who escaped from Virginia jail found after multistate manhunt

WSOCTV.com News Staff
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Two inmates, who escaped from a Southwest Virginia jail on Thursday and have ties to Ashe County, have been apprehended in Tennessee, authorities said.

Johnny Shane Brown, of Rogersville, Tennessee, and Albert Lee Ricketson, of Abingdon, Virginia, both escaped the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority in Abingdon, Virginia, from a recreational yard around 2:45 p.m.

The Ashe County sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post that the escapees have ties to the northern border of the county.

Authorities warned the community to be on alert.

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A $5,000 reward for each escapee was offered for information leading to their apprehension. Brown is a federal inmate, and Ricketson is a double-homicide convicted murderer, according to authorities.

A $5,000 reward for each escapee is being offered for information leading to their apprehension.
A $5,000 reward for each escapee is being offered for information leading to their apprehension.

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