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Police capture killer who escaped via ladder at prison
Convicted killer Forrest Samples and accomplice Andrew Storey were recaptured after escaping Broad River Correctional Institution Tuesday using two ladders and razor wire. They crafted a wooden ladder from flooring planks and duct tape and used a commercial ladder from a wood finishing warehouse to scale fences before being tracked to the Broad River.
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Columbia
Forrest Kelly
Broad River Correctional Institution
Andrew Lagrand Storey
State Corrections Department
Storey
Broad River
State Law Enforce
Ment Division
Josh Gelinas
Samples
Laurens
Robert Holmes
South Carolina
Broadiver
Jimmy ‘Causey
Johnny Brewer
Brewer