Ohio inmate who escaped prison found dead after boater finds body floating in river: police
- Escaped Ohio inmate Bradley Gillespie, who had been imprisoned for murder since 2016, was found dead in the Ohio River in Kentucky after escaping from the Allen/Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima along with James Lee.
- Lee was captured in Kentucky after a police pursuit of a stolen car ended in a crash and foot chase.
- Gillespie's body was discovered by a boater and an autopsy is planned to confirm the cause of death. Four corrections officers have been placed on paid administrative leave as part of an internal investigation into the escape.
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Police: Fugitive's Body Found in Ohio River, Days After Recapture of Fellow Ohio Escapee
HENDERSON, KY—A convicted murderer who escaped last week from a northwest Ohio prison with another inmate by hiding in a trash container was found dead Sunday after his body was spotted floating in the Ohio River, police in Kentucky said. The discovery brought to a close a manhunt for the missing inmate, Bradley Gillespie, 50. Authorities said the other inmate James Lee, 47, was captured last Wednesday after the two escaped earlier in the week f…
Escaped Allen Oakwood inmate found dead in Ohio River
HENDERSON, Ky. — Bradley Gillespie, an inmate who escaped Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution last week, has been found dead in the Ohio River after a multiple-day manhunt, according to officials from the Henderson Police Department in Kentucky. Henderson Police Chief Sean McKinney held a press conference early Sunday evening saying that Gillespie’s body was found in the river after police were alerted by a member of the public who was boatin…
US: Body of escaped inmate found floating in Ohio River, say Police
A convicted murderer who escaped last week from a northwest Ohio prison with another inmate by hiding in a trash container was found dead on Sunday after his body was spotted floating in the Ohio River, police in Kentucky said.(AP)
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