Alex Johnson – Journalist at Large

“Gow says the inmates then drove back to the jail and parked the truck behind the jail. They then set fire to the truck as a diversion so they could sneak back into jail.

“‘I really couldn’t believe it, I couldn’t believe they came back, you would think if you got out you’d stay out instead of trying to sneak back in,” Gow says. “There’s a mandatory state of Missouri law if you’re caught escaping from jail it’s a five year mandatory sentence. I’m thinking they thought “we’ll go out, have a good time, and come back before anyone notices and we won’t get that put on us.”‘”

Full story (KOAM-TV of Pittsburg, Kan.)

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