2 Murder Suspects Escape Overcrowded Jail
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Police in Alabama and Georgia searched for two murder suspects who fled from an overcrowded jail after overpowering guards, wounding one with a makeshift knife, authorities said.
Officers used tracking dogs in the hunt for Johnny Earl Jones, 17, who was charged with killing a child he was baby-sitting, and Lamar Benton, 19, charged in a woman’s rape and slaying.
The pair escaped early Saturday from Russell County Jail in Phenix City. A third murder suspect got out with them but was quickly recaptured by officers using tracking dogs and helicopters.
Phenix City is across the Chattahoochee River from Columbus, Ga.
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