NATIONWIDE MANHUNT RAMPS UP FOR GA ESCAPEES, ARMED AND DANGEROUS

A “be on the lookout” bulletin was issued to law enforcement across the country for two armed inmates accused of killing two guards at a Georgia prison. One of those inmates, Donnie Rowe, actually has family in Marshall County, Tennessee. Rowe is wanted alongside Ricky Dubose, both of whom are considered armed and dangerous. Authorities have not released which suspect they believe shot and killed the two guards.

The FBI, the GBI and other agencies offering a $60,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the men.

GBI director Vernon Keenan said the reward was $30,000 for each man and he expected that amount to increase as more people and organizations want to help. In addition to the GBI and FBI, the Fraternal Order of Police and the Georgia Department of Corrections contributed to the reward.

“They need to surrender before we find them,” Putnam County (GA) Sheriff Howard Sills said. “I saw two brutally murdered corrections officers. I have their blood on my shoes.”

This combo of undated photos provided Tuesday, June 13, 2017, by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows inmate Ricky Dubose, left, and Donnie Russell Rowe. A Georgia sheriff said officers were “desperately” searching Tuesday for the two inmates who somehow got through a gate inside a prison bus, killed two guards and got away.