Escaped Ohio inmate captured by FBI in Louisville

KENTUCKY (FOX 56) — The escaped inmate from Ohio who has been on the run in northern Kentucky has been captured.

The Mason County Sheriff’s Office confirmed just after 11:15 p.m. on Monday that Jerry Cooper had been caught.

Authorities said he had remained in Mason County, as they suspected, before two individuals picked him up and took him to Louisville.

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MCSO said a team from the FBI apprehended him there…

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