county jail before. but that doesn t stop two inmates from trying. that day tracy mobley is charged with multiple counts of burglary, theft, possession of drugs, and receiving stolen property. mary ann morrissey, on the other hand, is charged with a few traffic violations. strangers shackled together by a pair of handcuffs. they re led to the bus in the loading area. when the line of prisoners was getting on the bus, tracy and mary were the last two prisoners of a long line of prisoners. and that s when they make their move. they were sitting fairly low to the ground. you have to be pretty small to be able to crawl under this bus and then maneuver yourself around so that you re hanging on that train. but watch closely. initially they were not last in line. mobley waits for the perfect moment to switch positions. tracy mobley was the ring leader in this. there was no doubt she was the one who came up with the idea
i had not had to chase anybody for at least ten years. this was almost like being a young officer again. tracy mobley is sentenced to four years in prison for her audacious escape attempt and her original charges. mary ann morrissey gets three years probation for the escape attempt. tracy was trying to be escaped. i think mary just happened to be there shackled to the wrong person. coming up, prisoners on the run in the streets of denmark. we didn t expect anything to happen like this. when caught on camera: inmates and outlaws continues. [ coughing ] [ sneezing ] a cold can make you miserable. luckily, alka seltzer plus cold and cough liquid gels. rush liquid fast relief to your tough cold symptoms. fast, powerful liquid gels from alka seltzer plus
when they start to go out? don t they do an ending count on the bus? then they would have known they were short two prisoners. oblivious that two prisoners are underneath the bus instead of inside it, the bus pulls out onto the street. officer morris just happens to be standing steps away. he was pulling out exactly the way he is now, with prisoners aboard like he has right now. pulled out and probably made it just about right there. incredibly, the prisoners cling to the underside of the bus for a full five minutes, mere inches off the ground. as the bus stops at a red light, they lose their grip and fall, hitting the ground hard. at some point their handcuffs come undone. tracy mobley immediately got up and then took off running southbound. morris asks a court officer
office seems to notice their missing prisoners. they were surprised. i said, you guys want your prisoner back? and they looked at me like they didn t know what was going on. they didn t know there was an attempted escape. at the same time officer morris chases mobley across a the edge of the freeway where she s hiding in the bushes. i m not sure what she was trying to do because from this point on there s nowhere to go. it takes 15 minutes for sheriff s deputies to show up to reclaim their prisoner whose back is broken from the failed escape. for his efforts, terry myer receives a sheriff s valor award. while morris gets a thrill from the chase. i had been a homicide detective for about 10 years and i had not had to chase anybody for at least ten years. this was almost like being a young officer again. tracy mobley is sentenced to four years in prison for her audacious escape attempt and her
hand, is charged with a few traffic violations. strangers shackled together by a pair of handcuffs. they re led to the bus in the loading area. when the line of prisoners was getting on the bus, tracy and mary were the last two prisoners of a long line of prisoners. and that s when they make their move. they were sitting fairly low to the ground. you have to be pretty small to be able to crawl under this bus and then maneuver yourself around so that you re hanging on that train. but watch closely. initially they were not last in line. mobley waits for the perfect moment to switch positions. tracy mobley was the ring leader in this. there was no doubt she was the one who came up with the idea because she had a felony hanging over her head. and mary morrissey was just here for misdemeanor traffic things for which she probably would have gotten a fine. after their disappearing act, a full five seconds ticked by before a sheriff s deputy appears in the loading area, but he does