The inmates prompted a manhunt

GBI says 5 men who escaped custody successful Georgia person been captured.

Five inmates who escaped from Pulaski County Law Enforcement Center, prompting a “Blue Alert” and a manhunt, are present successful custody again, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced aboriginal Wednesday greeting connected societal media.

Two of the inmates who escaped from the installation Friday were captured implicit the weekend, but authorities were inactive looking for the different 3 until Warner Robins Police announced that the 5th and last escapee had been captured Tuesday.

GBI said each 5 inmates person “violent history” and 2 are execution suspects.

The 5 men were identified arsenic Dennis Penix Jr., Lewis Wendell Evans, Brandon Pooler, Tyree Williams and Tyree Mantan Jackson. The societal media station did not bespeak the charges for each man.

Lewis Wendell Evans III was captured and taken into custody successful Warner Robins precocious Sunday night. Tyree Jackson was taken into custody connected Saturday.

Investigators said the 5 men escaped the installation astir 11:15 p.m. Friday and took a achromatic 2015 KIA Sedona van with Georgia tag CMP8628. GBI said the men were “in possession of 2 Tasers.”

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