Troup County Jail, LaGrange, Georgia
August 17, 2018
Two inmates escaped from Troup County Jail after climbing down a drainpipe. The inmates managed to get on the roof of the prison through a hole in the ceiling and shimmy down the pipe to the road below. Prison officials stated that they believed that the two men may have had a vehicle waiting for them nearby. It took prison officials eight hours before they realized the two were gone.
Both inmates were re-captured within a week.
Citations:
“Troup County Manhunt: Georgia Police Search for Convicts Who Used Drainpipe to Escape Prison“, Newsweek, August 17, 2018.
“Troup County inmates who used drainpipe to escape are both back in custody“, 11 Alive, August 20, 2018.
