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| Fugitive Standoff Ends in Texas |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 10/16/2001 |
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One of two escaped inmates holed up in a North Texas farmhouse freed his two captives early Monday, then shot the second fugitive to end the standoff. While jail escapee Gerald Lynn Gantt slept inside the house, his partner Bob Harold Leach helped free the two hostages, whose hands had been tied. The hostages then escaped through a bathroom window, law officers said. Vincent Forrester and his wife, Erma, fled to shelter behind hay bales near their home. Before Leach could escape, officers said, Gantt awoke and the two suspects began talking. Law officers, who had been negotiating with Leach, then heard gunfire at 3:50 a.m. CDT. Leach surrendered and Gantt was sent to a hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to the abdomen. A large cache of weapons was found inside the farmhouse. Leach, who was unhurt, surrendered after the shooting and was taken to Montague County Jail, where arraignment was scheduled for later Monday morning. The freed hostages were uninjured. Law officers did not reveal why Leach had decided to cooperate with them. The dramatic ending capped a four-day reign of terror. Leach, 38, and Gantt, 20, were among five men who escaped Thursday night from the Grayson County Jail in Sherman. Two inmates were captured Friday, and a third was nabbed Saturday night. All five had been jailed on various charges including assault, kidnapping and child rape, authorities said. They escaped by crawling through the ventilation system and tunneling through a dirt floor in the basement. |
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