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Prisoners' multi county escape bid ends without harm
Seven DeKalb County Jail inmates on a litter detail seized a prison bus and two cars, taking guards and two women hostage during a five county escape attempt. In Wartburg east of Knoxville a killer held a counselor at Morgan County facility for about six hours before officers stormed the building and rescued her.
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Steve Holland
Wartburg, Tenn
UPI
Tennessee
DeKalb County
Middle Tennessee
Nashville
Wartburg
Knoxville
Lisa McInturff
Morgan County Regional Correctional Institution
Tommy Rose
Rose
Ms. McInturff
Fentress
Barney Joins Jr
Delton Cubbins
Joins
Sparta
Putnam County Sheriff's Deputies
Monterey
Hanging Limb
Overton County
Ginger Duncan
Ann Matheny
Fentress County
U.S. Highway 127
Jamestown
Glenn Young