UPDATEOne of the two men police say escaped from a prison in northwest Ohio has been caught.The manhunt for the second inmate continues.Police in Henderson, Kentucky, near Evansville, say two men tried to run from a crash early Wednesday morning.James Lee, 47, was arrested.Officials say he and Bradley Gillespie, 50, escaped from a correctional institute in Lima.Gillespie was in prison for a murder conviction while Lee was in prison for burglary, breaking and entering, and safecracking.Officials are offering a $21,000 reward for information leading to capture.See WLWT's original story below.A manhunt is underway for two inmates who escaped from a prison in northwest Ohio.Officials said both men are considered dangerous and anyone who spots them should call 911 immediately.Bradley Gillespie, 50, and James Lee, 47, were being held at the Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio.See pictures of the two men in the video player above.Gillespie was in prison for a murder conviction. He is described by officials as being 6 feet tall, weighing 200 pounds, bald and has blue eyes.Lee was in prison for burglary, breaking and entering and safecracking. He's described as 5 feet, 11 inches, weighing 300 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.It is unclear how long they have been missing. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is leading the investigation.
UPDATE
One of the two men police say escaped from a prison in northwest Ohio has been caught.
The manhunt for the second inmate continues.
Police in Henderson, Kentucky, near Evansville, say two men tried to run from a crash early Wednesday morning.
James Lee, 47, was arrested.
Officials say he and Bradley Gillespie, 50, escaped from a correctional institute in Lima.
Gillespie was in prison for a murder conviction while Lee was in prison for burglary, breaking and entering, and safecracking.
Officials are offering a $21,000 reward for information leading to capture.
See WLWT's original story below.
A manhunt is underway for two inmates who escaped from a prison in northwest Ohio.
Officials said both men are considered dangerous and anyone who spots them should call 911 immediately.
Bradley Gillespie, 50, and James Lee, 47, were being held at the Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio.
See pictures of the two men in the video player above.
Gillespie was in prison for a murder conviction. He is described by officials as being 6 feet tall, weighing 200 pounds, bald and has blue eyes.
Lee was in prison for burglary, breaking and entering and safecracking. He's described as 5 feet, 11 inches, weighing 300 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
It is unclear how long they have been missing.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is leading the investigation.
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