DECATUR, Ga. — All three inmates who escaped from the DeKalb County Jail over the weekend, launching an intense manhunt in Georgia, are now back in custody.
WSB-TV reports that the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office confirmed just after 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning that Stevenson Charles, Yusuf Minor and Naod Yohannes had been captured.
The trio escaped sometime over the weekend. Jailers discovered they were missing early Monday during a routine security check at the jail in Decatur, about 10 miles east of downtown Atlanta. Officials did not immediately release details on how the inmates managed to get out.
“We take this breach very seriously and are working diligently to ensure these individuals are safely returned to custody as quickly as possible,” DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox said in a statement.
The sheriff’s office warned the public the fugitives were possibly armed and considered dangerous.
Charles, 24, was in jail for murder and armed robbery, among other violent offenses. Minor, 31, was originally jailed on two counts of armed robbery and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Yohannes, 25, was in jail for simple assault, arson, and unlawful acts of violence in a penal institution. All three now face felony escape charges.
AP contributed to this report
