Investigators: Escaped Tenn. prisoners planned to steal boat, flee country December 15, 2020 at 4:30 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 4:30 PM
Two men who escaped from a Tennessee prison, kidnapped a Kentucky highway employee and stole a truck that they used to drive to South Florida planned to steal a boat and flee the country, according to the Broward Sheriff s Office.
Robert Brown and Christopher Osteen were
apprehended Sunday in Pompano Beach, two days after they escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee.
BSO spokesman Carey Codd said the violent felons kidnapped, blindfolded and carjacked a Kentucky highway employee and then kidnapped a second victim, stealing his Chevrolet Silverado and leaving him tied up inside his home for 16 hours.
Escaped Tennessee prisoners planned to steal boat in South Florida, flee country, investigators say
Robert Brown, Christopher Osteen captured in Pompano Beach after more than 10-hour manhunt
Broward Sheriff s Office
Robert Brown and Christopher Osteen, who escaped from a Tennessee prison, were captured in Pompano Beach and booked into the main Broward County jail.
and last updated 2020-12-15 16:23:09-05
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. â Two men who escaped from a Tennessee prison, kidnapped a Kentucky highway employee and stole a truck that they used to drive to South Florida planned to steal a boat and flee the country, according to the Broward Sheriff s Office.