Oklahoma troopers fatally shoot inmate who escaped from Okfuskee County Jail
By Jonathan Greco
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OKFUSKEE COUNTY, Okla. (KOCO) — Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers recently shot and killed an inmate who escaped from the Okfuskee County Jail before Christmas.
The Okfuskee County sheriff said the inmate escaped from on Dec. 20, but authorities didn’t know the inmate was gone until Christmas Day.
An investigation showed that the inmate removed a wall-mounted sink, hid his actions and accessed a plumbing case before escaping through an exterior door. The sheriff’s office said the door’s locking mechanism had been compromised during a water leak.
The inmate was later found near Wetumka, where officials said he was shot and killed by troopers. The inmate was identified as Joshua Butler.
An investigation into how the inmate was unaccounted for days is underway. The Okfuskee County Sheriff’s Office is looking at facility repairs.
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