1 of 2 escaped Tennessee prison inmates found in Florida
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Dec 13, 2020 at 8:56 pm EDT
This photo provided by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation shows Robert Brown. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Brown and Christopher Osteen escaped Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 from Northwest Correctional Complex in Lake County, Tennessee. The inmates are considered armed and dangerous. (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation via AP)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. One of two inmates who escaped a northwest Tennessee prison was found Sunday in Florida, authorities said.
Law enforcement officers arrested Robert Brown and found a pickup truck that he and Christopher Osteen had stolen after escaping Friday from Northwest Correctional Complex in Lake County, Tennessee, the Tennessee Department of Correction said on Twitter.
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2 escaped Tennessee prison inmates captured in South Florida
Authorities say Robert Brown, Christopher Osteen kidnapped Kentucky highway employee, took his truck
Associated Press
Tennessee Department of Corrections
and last updated 2020-12-14 12:34:17-05
MEMPHIS, Tenn. â Authorities say two inmates who escaped a northwest Tennessee prison have been found in Florida.
The Tennessee Department of Correction says law enforcement officers arrested Robert Brown and Christopher Osteen on Sunday in Pompano Beach, Florida.
They escaped Friday from Northwest Correctional Complex in Lake County, Tennessee.
Authorities say the escapees kidnapped a Kentucky highway employee and took his truck after their escape.
They also are accused of stealing a different truck from a resident of Henry County, Tennessee. That truck was found Sunday in Florida.
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Two inmates, who were on the run after escaping from a Tennessee minimum-security facility, were arrested Sunday in Pompano Beach, Fla., according to authorities.
Robert Lee Brown, 36, and Christopher Osteen, 34, were taken into custody by law enforcement more than two days after the pair escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tenn., on Friday, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) said in a news release.
Brown s arrest was announced on Sunday, about an hour before authorities said Osteen was found. Both men had been placed on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation s most-wanted list.
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