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Attempted Jail Rescue Ends in Shootout and Escape Bid
Russell County sheriff stopped two youths from freeing prisoner Paul Conway. Phillip Ireton and Marshall Burke fled in a stolen car with a female hostage until a wreck ended the chase. Burke was captured nearby. Ireton and the woman were treated and released.
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Russell, Kan
Russell County
Milton Garyardt
Phillip Dean Ireton
Kansas City
Kan
Marshall M. Burke
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