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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2009 SPORTS INSIDE Wildcats win first two CHS presents ‘Crazy for baseball contests. You’ Friday and Saturday. See page 8 See page 9 “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” VOLUME 107 • NUMBER 17 75 ¢ ESTABLISHED 1882 — Jeremiah 29:13 Prison break escapees all recaptured Ark. Simpson County on murder "They were caught in a charges. Last inmate turned in by family member 1987 Toyota truck which was Roberts, of McComb, has stolen from here in town," been in jail sin Dec. 22, 2007 Eight inmates, but didn't. in the northeast part of Marion McKinney said. The truck for burglary of a dwelling and By Don Hill Toney T. Clark, The Marion County County. Toney T. Clark was wasn't reported stolen because possession of stolen property, Editor John David Sheriff's Office spearheaded spotted by deputy sheriff the owner was working as an auto theft, and breaking and Smith, Brandon the massive manhunt, enlisting Brandon Carney, who chased over-the-road truck driver. "He entering. Johnson, of All eight escapees Silas, Ricky Chadwick the help of the United States Clark down after he Columbia, was in jail recaptured in 36 hours Roberts, Mickah Lott, David Marshalls, Mississippi fled into the woods. for two counts of Seven of the eight Marion Lavon "Buddy" Johnson, Highway Patrol, Mississippi Clark, 21, of burglary, felony fleeing, Walthall Correctional Facility Derrick Rainey and Eric Ball Bureau of Investigations, Lumberton, has been receiving stolen inmates who escaped Monday used square tubing from a bed Mississippi Bureau of in jail since Jan. 6 for property, possession of morning experienced less than to chisel their way through a Narcotics, Mississippi felony possession of burglary tools auto theft 19 hours of freedom, as law cell wall made of concrete and Department of Corrections, stolen property. and breaking and enforcement officials cider block brick Monday Mississippi Department of About 2 p.m., John entering. Johnson and coordinated efforts to track morning about 3 or 4 a.m. The Transportation, Columbia David Smith and Roberts also have a them down and return them to inmates, dressed in their prison Police Department, Brandon Silas were pervious felony escape prison. The final inmate was issued orange jumpsuits split Mississippi Department of apprehended by the charge, as they climbed recaptured less than two days up in two groups after leaving Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, K-9 unit from the the roof and fences of later. the common room of about 30 Marion-Jeff Davis Civil Rayburn Correctional Institute the Marion County men. Defense and other agencies, of Washington Parrish, after was out of town; he didn't Correctional Institute Jan. 5, THIS EDITION: "Three went to Arkansas including the Forrest and they were also discovered in know it was gone." 2008. At that time, they fled to and the other five left Lamar sheriff's offices and the the Improve area. The three in the stolen truck Purvis, stole a 1991 Nissan JAIL DOCKKET: together," said MCSO Arkansas State Police. "The dogs tracked right to reportedly side-swiped three truck and a 1999 Ford truck Page 3 investigator Scott McKinney. "It is all part of law them," McKinney said. "They vehicles and drove reckless on from Franklinton, La. They The hole in the wall led to a enforcement," Hall said. were hiding in the woods." EDITORIAL: construction John David Page 4 area, so a Smith Jr., 18, has perimeter been in jail on a TIMELINE: fence was not capital murder OBITUARIES: up at the time. charge since Nov. Monday, February 23, 2009 Page 5 Marion 12, 2008. Smith • Teri Anne Emler County is was originally 3am - 4am: Eight prisoners escape from the Marion • Bruce "Tobe" Irvin Sr. adding arrested for the Walthall Correctional Facility in Columbia • Edna Luster additional jail shooting death of space to the Joe Von Stringer 5:20am: A prison guard inside • H. Doyle Buckley facility, which of Foxworth. the facility discovers the • Mary Jefferson will add 110 Brandon Silas, escape • Rev. Allen Smith beds. 18, of Columbia, • Grace Hathorn "On has been in jail 11:30am: Clark captured by the MCSO in the • Jack Henry Reagan average we since June 12, keep 425 The eight escapees chiseled a hole in the wall of 2008, for Improve area • Elsula James Haynes inmates on their jail cell. aggravated • Vollie "Pop" Dukes any given assault and 2pm: Smith and Silas • Johnie Ruth McPhail day," said Marion County "Everybody was working aggravated domestic tracked and captured in Sheriff Berkley Hall. "We do together. We put out a call for violence. the Improve area by a CAALENDAR: the best we can to keep them help and everyone responded Around 3 p.m., The K-9 unit from in. They chopped through a from the Federal Marshalls on Arkansas State Police caught Washington Parish Page 6 solid wall, so somebody down. It is called teamwork." Ricky Chadwick Roberts, 18, 3pm: Lott, Johnson and SPORTS: Roberts taken into custody in Page 8 Little Rock, Ark. by Arkansas State Police FOOD: 10pm: Rainey discovered in a motel room Page 10 south of Hattiesburg by US Marshalls, MBI, Forrest Co. Sheriff’s Office and MCSO LEGALS/ CLLASSIFIEDS: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 at 3:30pm: After hiding out in the Harmony community, Hall is brought in Page 11-15 to the MCSO by a family member. UPCOOMING Interstate 40, and were were out for two days before WEATHER eventually pulled over by the they were recaptured in Arkansas State Police. It was Forrest County. FRIDAY then discovered the truck was Monday night, the United Mississippi Highway Patrol troopers stop and search vehicles on Highway 98 at stolen, and the three were States Marshalls, Mississippi Foxworth Monday afternoon. 73 / 52 intoxicated. Bureau of Investigations, the Lott, of the Goss Forrest County Sheriff's Office SATURDAY (working in the jail) didn't do Roadblocks were set Mickah Lott, 28, and David their job. We are going to find throughout the county, Lavon "Buddy" Johnson Jr., Community, had just returned and the Marion County out who didn't do their tracking teams with dogs were 23, just south of Little Rock, to jail on a court order on Feb. 68 / 45 See ‘Escape,’ Page 7 perimeter check, who didn't go deployed and the 17 after being in jail in SUNDAY in the zone and do a check, or MHP searched Marion 68 / 44 what just happened. We have from the roads County an internal investigation going and the sky with Sheriff’s on." a helicopter. MONDAY Deputies Hall said the inmates took "(Thecollect 70 / 47 the piece of pipe and worked escapees) had a information on making a hole from about 6 good plan on and photos TUESDAY p.m. Sunday until they how to get out," of the escaped in the early morning McKinney said. escapees 74 / 54 hours Monday, taking turns "But they didn't early chipping away at the concrete have good plans Monday WEDNESDAY and brick wall. They had to after that." morning 80 / 54 bust a hole between the rebar The first before they to escape. Hall wants to know inmate was begin their how this activity was caught about THURSDAY search. unnoticed. The sheriff also 11:30 a.m. 81 / 55 said the rest of the inmates in Monday around that "zone" could have fled, the Improve area The Marion County Development Partnership is the chamber of commerce and economic development organization. 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The Marion County Sheriff’s Office “In the process of cleaning up and because one blew up, one was cooked made a major drug bust Sunday, as an Todd Pittman and Gregory A. Keen have jumped into executing proper search warrants, we with no drugs left, another getting ready the Alderman Ward 4 race, Pittman as a Democrat and explosion led to the discovery of four discovered a total of four labs,” to be cooked and another set of methamphetamine labs. Keen as a Republican. They join Jason Moree who is McKinney said. The area consisted of ingredients (precursors) were in a back also seeking that position. Carolyn Finley currently holds “We received a call about an citizens living in mobile homes, where pack. explosion on Highway 13 South,” said this alderman spot, but she has decided to run for Mayor. the labs were found in two of them. The MCSO and PRBNTF arrested four Also joining the election fray is Clarence Ray Odom, MCSO investigator Scott McKinney. explosion was in one of the mobile people in connection with the labs and “After a brief investigation, we as he signs up to run for the Alderman Ward 1 spot.