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| Georgia prisoners Rowe and Dubose caught after massive manhunt | Georgia prisoners Rowe and Dubose caught after massive manhunt |
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| Two US inmates who were on the run since Tuesday after shooting dead two prison officers have been captured, officials say. | Two US inmates who were on the run since Tuesday after shooting dead two prison officers have been captured, officials say. |
| Donnie Rowe and Ricky Dubose were seized in the state of Tennessee. | Donnie Rowe and Ricky Dubose were seized in the state of Tennessee. |
| The men overpowered the guards as they were transported by bus to another facility in the state of Georgia. | The men overpowered the guards as they were transported by bus to another facility in the state of Georgia. |
| This triggered a massive nationwide manhunt, with the authorities warning that the public was in "grave danger" because the inmates were armed. | This triggered a massive nationwide manhunt, with the authorities warning that the public was in "grave danger" because the inmates were armed. |
| On Thursday, officials said the two men were in custody following a car chase, without providing any further details. | On Thursday, officials said the two men were in custody following a car chase, without providing any further details. |
| On Tuesday, police said Rowe and Dubose, who were both serving time for armed robbery at Baldwin State Prison, had taken control of a prison transport bus on Highway 16 - between the towns of Sparta and Eatonton. | On Tuesday, police said Rowe and Dubose, who were both serving time for armed robbery at Baldwin State Prison, had taken control of a prison transport bus on Highway 16 - between the towns of Sparta and Eatonton. |
| "They were inside the caged area of the bus," Sheriff Sills said at a press conference. "How they got through the locks and things up to that area I do not know." | "They were inside the caged area of the bus," Sheriff Sills said at a press conference. "How they got through the locks and things up to that area I do not know." |
| The prisoners "overpowered" the guards and "they then disarmed them and one of the subjects shot and killed both guards", according to a bulletin issued by the Putnam County Sheriff's office. | The prisoners "overpowered" the guards and "they then disarmed them and one of the subjects shot and killed both guards", according to a bulletin issued by the Putnam County Sheriff's office. |
| Correctional officers Christopher Monica, 42 and Curtis Billue, 58, were both killed, the Georgia Department of Corrections confirmed. | Correctional officers Christopher Monica, 42 and Curtis Billue, 58, were both killed, the Georgia Department of Corrections confirmed. |
| The authorities described the fugitives as "dangerous beyond description". |