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| Armed inmate on run after escape |
| By toledoblade.com- Michael Walton |
| Published: 08/07/2017 |
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An escaped prisoner who authorities described as armed and dangerous is on the run after overpowering a deputy and stealing his gun while being transported from Toledo to Paulding County’s jail. Brandon Lee Powell, 32, of Antwerp, Ohio, was wearing leg shackles and a “belly restraint” when — following a struggle — he overtook a deputy and escaped while traveling from the Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital, 930 S. Detroit Ave., to the jail, the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The escape occurred at about noon Friday near the intersection of roads 133 and 176, roughly six miles northeast of Paulding. Sheriff Jason Landers said the part-time deputy, who helps the office with transporting inmates and a few other duties, was driving a transport van when the shackled inmate attacked him. The van crashed, and Mr. Powell was able to get on top of the deputy and wrestle away his .40-caliber Berreta pistol. The sheriff said the deputy suffered minor injuries but was “in good spirits” and doing “OK.” The sheriff and the deputy have not discussed when the deputy will return to his part-time work. Read More. |
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