Law enforcement said one of two convicts who escaped an Ohio prison was in police custody Wednesday morning while the other escapee − a convicted murderer − remained at large.
Prisoner James Lee, 47, was captured in Kentucky, the Ohio State Highway Patrol tweeted. Lee was serving prison time for charges including burglary and breaking and entering, online records show.
As of about 7:45 a.m. ET, the other missing convict, 50-year-old Bradley Gillespie, remained at large, officials said.
Lee and Gillespie were both serving time at the Allen Correctional Institution in Lima, roughly 90 miles northwest of Columbus, when they escaped custody on Tuesday, the United States Marshals Service Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force reported.
A 2016 murder conviction
Gillespie is serving time for a 2016 murder conviction, U.S. Marshals reported.
Police described him as a bald male with blue eyes, weighing 200 pounds.
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Reward offered for info leading to Gillespie’s arrest
Officials said Gillespie is considered dangerous and said people should not approach him.
A $21,000 rewardis being offered by the U.S. Marshals and state troopers for information leading to Gillespie’s arrest.
Anyone who sees him is asked to dial 911.
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