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| Jim Edward Lowery |
Authorities say an escaped prisoner charged with killing a Georgia
sheriff was trying to hide by lying under brush in the woods when he was
recaptured.
Maj. Keith Golden of the Laurens County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday
that Jim Edward Lowery was found in dense woods about 300 yards from
where he escaped outside the jail Tuesday morning.
Lowery is charged with felony murder in the June death of Montgomery
County Sheriff Ladson O'Connor, who crashed during a high-speed chase in
which authorities say Lowery fired gunshots at pursuing deputies.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Lowery was being transferred in
a patrol car to the Laurens County jail, about 100 miles west of
Savannah, on Tuesday when he slipped out of his leg shackles and smashed
a window to escape.
He, Jim Edward Lowery charged with killing a Georgia sheriff is back in custody hours
after he slipped out of his leg shackles and escaped while being
transferred between jails.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says Jim Edward Lowery was
recaptured late Tuesday more than 10 hours after he escaped a patrol car
through a smashed window outside the Laurens County jail, about 100
miles west of Savannah.
GBI spokesman Scott Dutton says Lowery was apprehended without incident.
The prisoner is charged with felony murder in the June 16 death of
Montgomery County Sheriff Ladson O'Connor, who crashed his patrol truck
during a high-speed pursuit involving Lowery.
More than 100 law enforcement officers using dogs and helicopters hunted
Tuesday for Lowery until he was spotted from the air after dark
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