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OSHP: 4 escaped inmates from Missouri taken into custody in Butler County

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BUTLER CO., Ohio — Ohio police have taken four inmates into custody in Butler County that escaped from a Missouri jail Tuesday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.

Around 9:30 p.m., OSHP conducted a traffic stop in Fairfield Township. While troopers were speaking to the four car occupants, they were identified as four of the five inmates who escaped Tuesday night from the St. Francois County Detention Center in Farmington, Missouri.

Watch surveillance video of the inmates escaping:

Inmates escape Missouri detention center

Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones said in a press conference Saturday afternoon that the car was stolen and had Kentucky tags.

OSHP said the vehicle fled and a short pursuit ensued. When the pursuit stopped, the inmates fled on foot.

OSHP said 30-year-old Aaron Wade Sebastian and Kelly McSean, 50, were quickly arrested.

While searching the area for the other two inmates, West Chester police located 37-year-old Lujuan Tucker at 2:15 a.m.

The Butler County Sheriff's Office located the fourth inmate, 26-year-old Dakota Pace, just after 9 a.m. Saturday morning, OSHP said.

Jones said they currently do not know why the four inmates were in Butler County

All four escaped Missouri inmates have been booked at the Butler County Jail. The fifth escaped inmate was previously apprehended Wednesday in Missouri.

OSHP said the incident remains under investigation and all could face additional charges in Ohio.

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