Authorities in Mississippi are looking for three escaped inmates after a fourth died in a tense standoff with regulation enforcement.
On Saturday night time round 8.30pm, 4 inmates on the Raymond Detention Middle in Hinds County, Mississippi escaped by climbing onto the constructing’s roof and fleeing in a Hinds County Public Works pickup truck.
The truck was ultimately discovered deserted on Sunday afternoon in Spring Valley, Texas, nearly 450 miles from the jail.
The escaped inmates have been recognized as Dylan Arrington, 22, Casey Grayson, 24, Corey Harrison, 22, and Jerry Raynes, 51. They’re all now going through extra prices of escape and auto theft for the jailbreak.
Grayson, Harrison, and Raynes are all nonetheless on the lam, however Arrington’s physique was recovered on Wednesday night time after he engaged sheriff’s deputies in an armed standoff in a burning constructing in Conway.
Arrington was charged with auto theft and possession of a firearm as a felon. He had solely been on the Raymond Detention Middle since April 13, 2023.
Earlier than the lethal standoff, investigators additionally consider Arrington was liable for killing a pastor and fleeing in his pickup truck on Monday night time in Jackson, simply fifteen miles from the jail.
The sufferer, who was recognized as 61-year-old Reverend Anthony Watts of the St Mary Missionary Baptist Church, was pronounced useless on the scene.
Sheriff’s deputies started a 2-hour lengthy standoff with Arrington, which ended when the home went up in flames. It’s presently unclear how the fireplace was began.
Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones confirmed the stays belonged to Arrington on late Wednesday night time. His reason behind loss of life is presently beneath investigation.
‘I’ve seen quite a lot of issues, however I’ve by no means seen a state of affairs the place a construction was engulfed in flames and a person contained in the construction began firing pictures at regulation enforcement,’ Sheriff Jones stated in a press release posted on Twitter.
Authorities are nonetheless looking for Grayson, Harrison, and Raynes, who they consider didn’t all go away the jail on the similar time after escaping onto the roof.
Raynes was noticed on safety digicam footage at a gasoline station in Texas round 11.00am on Sunday, Jones stated. The sheriff stated it was unclear if Raynes traveled out of Mississippi alone.
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Originally posted 2023-04-27 18:53:17.