The manhunt for three Georgia inmates who escaped from the DeKalb County Jail is over, and the community is safe again, Sheriff Melody Maddox announced Tuesday after all three men were captured in Florida.
Standing alongside local, state, and federal law enforcement leaders, Maddox said the inmates were taken into custody without incident following a coordinated, multi-agency search that stretched from metro Atlanta to South Florida.
“The streets of DeKalb County are once again safe,” Maddox said. “That is because of the swift action of law enforcement. This will not be tolerated, and we will continue to fight to make sure our families, friends, and loved ones are protected.”
Who are the DeKalb County Jail inmates who escaped?
The three inmates, Stevenson Charles, Yusuf Minor, and Naod Yohannes, escaped from the DeKalb County Jail late Sunday night. The escape was discovered during a routine check when a deputy found that a portion of a jail cell had been compromised, according to Chief Deputy Temetris Atkins…