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Prison escapee surrenders after five hour siege
John Bailey a 32 year old Richmond native who fled a North Carolina road camp June 2 surrendered after a five hour standoff during which he threatened to kill himself Bailey claimed he was framed in burglary and narcotics probes related to a police death Authorities and FBI agents surrounded a vacant two story brick house where he had hidden since last Tuesday in Richmond VA sources said he stood at the top of the stairs with a .25 caliber pistol before surrendering without further incident
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Richmond
North Carolina
John Bailey
Bailey
Durham
N. C
Federal
Bureau of Investigation
Robert Childress
FBI