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| Officials Hunting for 3 Inmates |
| By latimes.com |
| Published: 07/13/2009 |
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Indiana prison escape: Officials hunting for 3 inmates 2 convicted murderers, 1 rapist should be considered dangerous, authorities say By Robert Mitchum July 13, 2009 Authorities launched a manhunt near the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, Ind., Sunday after two convicted murders and a rapist escaped from the maximum-security facility through underground tunnels, officials said. Prison officials discovered that the three men were missing after a routine inmate count taken about 10 a.m. Sunday, said John Schrader, a spokesman for the Indiana Department of Corrections. After guards failed to find the offenders in the facility, officers from several law-enforcement agencies began searching the community surrounding the prison, Schrader said. The escaped inmates were identified as Charles Smith, 48, sentenced in 1999 to 95 years for murder; Mark Booher, 46, sentenced in 1999 to 85 years for murder and felony robbery; and Lance Battreal, 45, who was sentenced to 53 years in 1998 for rape, criminal confinement and stalking. Read More. |
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