Ohio State officials are looking for a convicted killer, who ran away from the Allen/Oakwood Correctional Institution with a fellow inmate that has since been caught.
Bradley Gillespie and James Lee escaped from the facility Tuesday morning, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections said adding they were last seen on the jail's surveillance footage at 8:41 a.m.
Gillespie, 50, was detained in November 2016 following a double murder conviction in Paulding County. He was sentenced to 32 years to life in jail.
47-year-old Lee was behind bars since March 2021 after being convicted of burglary, breaking and entering, and safecracking in both Allen and Auglaize counties.
Both were considered dangerous. The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced Wednesday that Lee was caught in Kentucky.
“Officials at the prison are working closely with local law enforcement on searching for and apprehending these individuals,” an earlier statement read.
A reward of $21,000 is being offered for relevant information about the inmates' location.
