UPDATE @ 8:21 p.m.: The two Indiana jail escapees were apprehended by Dayton police after receiving an anonymous tip, Fayette County Sheriff Joey Laughlin said.
Dayton Officers Rodney Barrett and Scott Myers located Chadwick Heath and Michael Roberts in the 2100 block of North Gettysburg Avenue just before 7 p.m. The officers took them into custody without incident.
Heath and Roberts are now at the Montgomery County Jail. Roberts has charges in Ohio and Heath is awaiting extradition back to Indiana, the sheriff said.
UPDATE @ 7:45 p.m. (June 21): Fayette County (Ind.) Sheriff Joey Laughlin said he is hearing the Indiana jail escapees have been apprehended in Dayton.
The sheriff said he is waiting to hear details from the police department.
We’re also hearing that the two men believed to be the escapees were caught just before 7 p.m.
We’re working to find out what led to the arrests.
UPDATE @ 10:15 p.m. (June 20): The mother and brother of one of the two Indiana jail escapees has been charged criminally for helping the two as they continue to elude capture, the Fayette County Sheriff's Department announced in a statement Monday.
Charges are filed against Paula Potters and Joseph Heath, the brother of one of the escapees, according to the sheriff’s department.
FIRST REPORT (June 19):
Police in Dayton recovered a stolen truck tonight that was possibly used by inmates who escaped from an Indiana jail.
The white 2015 Ford F-350 dual wheel utility truck was found just before 9 p.m. in the 1800 block of North Gettysburg Avenue with the keys left inside, according to the Fayette County (Indiana) Sheriff’s Department.
Fayette County deputies said Dayton police were searching the area for the inmates — Chadwick Heath and Michael Roberts, but dispatchers here said there was no active search for the men who escaped Friday night from the Fayette County Jail. The truck was reported stolen this morning by Roberts’ previous employer, deputies said.
Heath is charged with four counts of dealing in a narcotic drug, maintaining a common nuisance and visiting a common nuisance. Roberts is charged with burglary and two counts of theft.
Heath and Roberts got through a 2-by-2-foot hole in the wall of their cell around 11:30 p.m., according to Fayette County deputies. A $1,000 reward is offered for each inmate for any information that leads to an apprehension. Anyone with information is urged to call 911 or the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, 765-825-2111.
