Sheriff: Escaped Brown County inmate arrested after being taken to Louisville
By Matthew Dietz
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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLWT) — The second inmate who escaped from Brown County, Ohio, and was on the run for a week has been arrested.
According to online court records, Cooper is being housed at the Oldham County Detention Center, in La Grange, where he’s listed as being in federal custody.
It all started Monday, Sept. 15 at the Brown County Jail.
One week ago, deputies said Roy Butler and Jerry Cooper broke through a window at the jail and got over a fence.
Investigators say the two crossed the Ohio River in a stolen paddleboat but split up once they got into Dover, Kentucky, which is between Maysville and Augusta, and where the search has been focused for days.
Deputies found Butler the next day. He was in jail on drug trafficking charges. Cooper, who was on the run, is charged with attempted murder.
On Monday night, the Mason County Sheriff’s Office said Cooper was arrested in Louisville after being taken there by two people.
The sheriff’s office said Marlana and William Strausbaugh were also arrested and charged with hindering prosecution or apprehension.
“We want to thank the FBI, Kentucky State Police, Maysville Police Department, KY Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, Bracken County Sheriff’s Office, Boone County Sheriff’s Office, Fleming County Sheriff’s Office, Campbell County Sheriff’s Office, Augusta Police Department, Brooksville Police Department, USMS, Brown County Sheriff’s Office, Maysville Fire Department, Dover Fire Department, and many other agencies for their assistance,” the sheriff’s office said.
Investigators said Cooper allegedly shot a man in the chest earlier this year. He is accused of shooting the man and taking money in a murder-for-hire plot.
On Monday, the FBI offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to Cooper’s arrest.
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