4th Ohio escapee arrested in North Carolina

CARY, N.C. (AP) – An Ohio sheriff reports the last of four inmates who escaped his county’s jail has been captured in North Carolina.

Gallia County Sheriff Matt Champlin says Lawrence R. Lee III was taken into custody by police in Durham, North Carolina. No details were immediately released.

The other three were captured without incident early Monday morning in Cary, North Carolina. Authorities said the four inmates overpowered two female corrections officers and escaped early Sunday.

Lee had gotten away at the time the other three were arrested.

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