Stark County Escapees Found Hiding in Basement After Wild Getaway

  • Hope Skerrett and Kerriah Ohler fled the Stark Regional Community Correction Center Monday evening by climbing a fence, crossing razor wire with a robe, and jumping from the roof.
  • Investigators discovered evidence suggesting planned outside assistance, including an alleged meeting near a Walmart and possible help from a terminated employee.
  • Both escapees were found hiding near a basement foundation in Dover on Tuesday evening after a tip led U.S. Marshals and local police to the apartment.

The Stark County inmate escape that sent Ohio authorities searching through a nature preserve has ended with two women back behind bars.

But the details sound like something straight out of a movie.

Hope Skerrett and Kerriah Ohler escaped from the Stark Regional Community Correction Center in Louisville, Ohio, on Monday, October 12…

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