A manhunt is underway for four men who escaped from a jail near Mississippi's capital over the weekend, one of whom is suspected of killing a man and stealing his truck after he fled, authorities say.
As the search continues for the escaped inmates out of Mississippi, it's believed one could be in Houston after the stolen vehicle was found off I-10.A manhunt is underway for three of the four men who escaped from a jail near Mississippi's capital over the weekend.
Staff at the Raymond Detention Center, some 15 miles west of downtown Jackson, realized the four men were missing after a routine headcount around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said in a news conference on Monday. Arrington is suspected of shooting and killing a man in Jackson Monday before stealing the victim's red Dodge Ram 1500 truck and driving away, Jackson Police Chief James E. Davis said in a statement.
Another truck was stolen near the detention center at around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, and a witness described two unidentified men in the vehicle, Jones said. Though investigators have not been able confirm it, they believe that theft is connected to the escapees, he said.
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