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.
Two escaped Tennessee inmates found in Florida
By The Associated Press article
Christopher Osteen, 34, left, and Robert Lee Brown, 36, were taken into custody by law enforcement more than two days after the pair escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tenn. (Tennessee Department of Correction via FOX New
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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - Two inmates who escaped a northwest Tennessee prison were found Sunday in Florida, authorities said.
Law enforcement officers arrested Robert Brown and Christopher Osteen in Pompano Beach, Florida, more than two days after they escaped from Northwest Correctional Complex in Lake County, Tennessee, the Tennessee Department of Correction said in a news release.
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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.
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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.
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) Sunday, December 13, 2020 9:37 PM EST By The Associated Press, AP
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Two inmates who escaped a northwest Tennessee prison were found Sunday in Florida, authorities said.
Law enforcement officers arrested Robert Brown and Christopher Osteen in Pompano Beach, Florida, more than two days after they escaped from Northwest Correctional Complex in Lake County, Tennessee, the Tennessee Department of Correction said in a news release.