LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (FOX 56) — A pair of inmates who had escaped from the Bell County Forestry Camp on Aug. 25 were taken into custody on Saturday.
Kentucky State Police (KSP) announced in a news release that around 4 p.m. on Aug. 30, Billy Potter, 32, and Steven Spencer, 22, were found and arrested in Anderson County.
Troopers reportedly responded to an alert from security cameras that detected a stolen vehicle with Tennessee license plates. State police pulled the car over, and the pair surrendered.
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On Wednesday and Thursday, school leaders at Clairfield Elementary School in Bell County took extra precautions for the safety of students while Potter and Spencer were at large, sending them home early and canceling class altogether the following day…