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2 Corrections Facility Escapees Caught in Dover
Investigators said the women planned to meet a pickup near Walmart and head to Florida, and authorities later found them in a crawlspace.
- On Tuesday evening, U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott announced Hope Skerrett and Kerriah Ohler were apprehended in Dover after escaping the Stark Regional Community Correction Center on Monday, Oct. 12.
- The two inmates escaped by climbing through the facility's roof before fleeing into the adjacent Fairhope Nature Preserve; staff discovered their absence while closing the outdoor area for the night.
- Police reports indicate the women allegedly planned to meet an accomplice near a Walmart on US62 to travel to Florida, while Canton police are investigating Ohler's potential inappropriate relationship with a terminated employee.
- Following their capture, Skerrett and Ohler were transported to the Stark County jail to face third-degree felony escape charges filed on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
- Skerrett had been serving time for a breaking-and-entering conviction, while Ohler was incarcerated for a fourth-degree felony failure-to-comply offense; Skerrett had been at the center for 54 days, while Ohler had been there for less than 30 days.
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Two Women Break Out From Correctional Facility, but They Don’t Get Very Far
[Image Credit: Canton Police Department] Many inmates dream about escaping from prison or jail, even if their freedom is short-lived. That’s what two women in Ohio thought when they broke out of the Stark Regional Community Correction Center by leaping from a roof and over some razor wire. It took awhile before staff noticed that the pair was missing and contacted police. This led to a wide search for the duo as law enforcement attempted to narr…
Two women fled a Stark County correctional facility. They were found hiding in a crawl space
CANTON, Ohio — Two women who escaped from a Stark County correctional facility were arrested Tuesday, hours after they climbed a fence and fled into a wooded area, authorities said.
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