Walker County Sheriff’s Office
A massive manhunt broke out on Sunday night after 12 inmates broke out and escaped from the from Walker County Jail in Jasper, Alabama at about 6:30 PM on Sunday evening.
At the time of this writing, eleven of the escaped prisoners have been recaptured, however, two remain on the run. As a result, the local police department is urging people ‘to stay indoors and turn on their lights.’
According to reports, two of the escaped convicts were serving jail sentences for attempted murder.
The escaped prisoners include Christopher Micheal Smith, Brady Andrew Kilpatrick, Larry Inman Jr., Ethan Howard Pearl, Steven Blake Lamb, Michael Adam McGuff, Johnny Richard Hunter, Christopher Cole Spain, Kristopher Keith Secrest, Quadrekas Latoddrick Key, Timothy Chaz Cooper, and Steven Sanford Hartley.
via Fox News:
Christopher Micheal Smith, 19, and Brady Andrew Kilpatrick, were still on the run as of early Monday. They were among the 12 who made a brazen escape from Walker County Jail.
Larry Inman Jr., 29, and Ethan Howard Pearl, 24, were both recaptured by authorities from the Walker County Sheriff’s Office and the Birmingham police at a gas station off Interstate 65 a little more than 10 minutes apart from each other Monday.
Among the inmates who were recaptured are Steven Blake Lamb, 28, Michael Adam McGuff, 30, Johnny Richard Hunter, 26, Christopher Cole Spain, 18, Kristopher Keith Secrest, 20, Quadrekas Latoddrick Key, 21, Timothy Chaz Cooper, 28, and Steven Sanford Hartley, 27.
While it is not immediately clear how the prisoners escape, officials said an investigation is underway.
The Walker County Sheriff’s Office is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the capture of the last escaped inmate.
