Gillespie was able to evade capture and is still considered to be at large. Police arrested Lee, who was reported to have been traveling with Gillespie, after the chase. Officers pursued the vehicle until it crashed on a residential street in central Henderson - where police said the two occupants fled on foot. Officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop, but the vehicle fled. Wednesday, Henderson officers observed "a stolen vehicle believed to be occupied by two escaped inmates out of Ohio," a department news release states.
Search now focused near Kentucky boat ramp after early morning chase Lima City Schools went on a soft lockdown Tuesday after reports of the escape. Lee and Gillespie were last seen in the prison on surveillance video at 8:41 a.m. Tuesday, according to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol and DRC. Lee pleaded guilty to burglary in Allen County in 2021 and convicted of breaking and entering in Auglaize County in 2020.īoth inmates were unaccounted for during a prisoner count at 11 a.m. Investigators determined both were shot in the head inside a 2016 red Jeep. Tracy's body was found near a cemetery and Fisher's was found in an apartment.
Gillespie was found guilty in the 2016 murders of Frank Tracy, Jr.
The patrol Findlay Post has a tipline at 1-41. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is leading the investigation. Gillespie is reported to be 6 feet tall and weighs approximately 200 pounds, police said. "Continue to stay vigilant, lock your doors, and contact 911 if you see anyone matching the description or have unlocked buildings that Gillespie could be hiding (in)," the department said. The Henderson Police Department said Gillespie was likely in the Henderson area. Anyone who sees him or has any information regarding his whereabouts should call 911 immediately.Ī $21,000 reward is being offered by the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Allen County Sheriff's Office for information that leads to the capture of Gillespie. Gillespie "should be considered dangerous" according to a statement from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. James Lee, 47, who was in on burglary and safecracking charges, was found in the Henderson, Ky., area about 350 miles southwest of the prison.īoth escaped from the Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution. One prisoner who escaped Tuesday from an Ohio prison near Lima has been caught and one is still on the loose and "considered dangerous."īradley Gillespie, 50, who was incarcerated on a murder charge has not been found.
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