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2 convicts escape prison7/14/2023 His death was confirmed to CNN by Karen Fairley, the daughter of St. Watts was a “good Samaritan” who stopped “to help an individual that was obviously involved in criminal behavior,” Jones, the sheriff, said Wednesday. Anthony Watts, according to local authorities and a church associate. The victim was identified as local pastor the Rev. Investigators determined the victim had pulled over on the side of the road to help Arrington, who appeared to have wrecked a motorcycle that had been stolen moments earlier, Davis said.īased on information gathered, investigators believe Arrington shot the victim several times and then stole his truck, Davis said. Police officers who were called to the scene found the victim lying unresponsive in the roadway on Monday evening, Davis said. Newport News Sheriff's OfficeĢ inmates were found at an IHOP in Virginia after escaping by digging a hole with tools made from a toothbrush and a metal object, officials sayĪrrington is suspected of shooting and killing a man in Jackson Monday before stealing the victim’s red Dodge Ram 1500 truck and driving away, Jackson Police Chief James E. Nemo in photos released by the Newport News Sheriff's Office. Saturday, camped there, and left the property at different times, he said. Authorities believe the group climbed onto the roof around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said Monday.Īuthorities said Arrington, 22 Casey Grayson, 24 Corey Harrison, 22 and Raynes, 51, escaped from Raymond Detention Center, about 15 miles west of downtown Jackson.Īfter the jail was placed on lockdown, staff found two breaches inside the facility – one in a cell and another in the roof, the sheriff said. The four escapees were reported missing after a routine head count around 12:30 a.m. If you hear noises, see something/someone, please notify us!” the post reads.Īnother escapee, Jerry Raynes, was spotted Sunday morning at a service station in Spring Valley, Texas, Jones tweeted Wednesday, adding that it is unknown whether Raynes traveled to Texas alone. “If you have suspicions of a trespasser on your property, please notify the Sheriffs Office, (instead of) taking matters into your own hands. In a previous post, the Leake County Sheriff’s Office warned residents to beware of Arrington – who authorities say is suspected of killing a man in Jackson on Monday before stealing his truck during his escape.ĭylan Arrington Hinds County Sheriff's Office “I believe (the person inside the home) did not intend to leave here alive today.” The “structure was engulfed in flames and an individual inside of the structure started firing shots at law enforcement on the exterior,” the sheriff told a local news station. The cause of death of Arrington’s death is under investigation, Jones said.Īuthorities have also not specified whether others were in the home. He was identified later Wednesday as Arrington, one of the prison escapees, Jones said. One person was found dead inside the burned home, Jones said on Twitter. The deputy was the only officer injured in the incident, which lasted about two hours, and the deputy was taken to a hospital, where he was stabilized, the Leake County sheriff’s department said.Īround midday Wednesday, law enforcement agencies then responded to a fire at the home, where the man believed to have been involved in the shooting had barricaded himself, Sheriff Tyree Jones of nearby Hinds County said. Authorities in Leake County, Mississippi, responded to an incident Wednesday morning after four men escaped from the Raymond Detention Center in the area.
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