An Ohio teen murder convict who escaped from prison Thursday, has been caught, police said early Friday.
Thomas 'T.J.' Lane, a 19-year-old who is serving three life sentences for a 2012 killing of three students in Chardon High School, fled from the jail along with two other inmates from Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio, at around 7:30 p.m.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced early Friday that Lane was captured after several law enforcement agencies launched a search, reports The New York Times. According to the police, the convicts were unarmed but dangerous. The investigators also managed to capture the second convict; however, the third inmate is still on the loose. Authorities did not say how the inmates managed to escape.
"We got him... one more to go," Lime Police tweeted.
The school district, which administers the high school where the tragic incident happened 2 years ago cancelled classes Friday after news of Lane's escape broke out. The school counselors were told to offer help to the disturbed students. "Our thoughts and prayers today go out to the families of Demetrius, Russell and Danny and all others affected by the tragedy as well as by the troubling events from Thursday evening," Chardon Local Schools Superintendent Michael P. Hanlon, Jr. said in a statement to parents, reports NBC News.
Lane opened fire at a cafeteria Feb. 27, 2012. At least 10 shots were fired that resulted in the deaths of three students - Demetrius Hewlin, 16; Russell King Jr., 17; and Daniel Parmertor, 16. The incident left three others injured, one of whom was paralyzed. Lane used a .22-calibre pistol to fire the shots.
Last year, the court awarded Lane three life sentences after he pled guilty of the crime. Lane, who was 17 at the time, was charged as an adult despite evidence he suffered psychosis and hallucinations.
