ALLEN COUNTY — Four employees have been placed on administrative leave after two inmates escaped from the Allen/Oakwood Correctional Institution.
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Bradley Gillespie, 50, and James Lee, 47, are said to have escaped Tuesday from the Allen/Oakwood Correctional Institution.
It was determined they exited the prison after concealing themselves in a dumpster, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction.
Ohio State Highway Patrol was later informed Tuesday evening that the two were believed to be driving a Mercury Capri stolen out of Auglaize County, according to a media release.
The chase ended with Lee in custody but Gillespie ran from officers.
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The four people on leave are:
- Carl Bendross, Major
- Tre’mon Glenn-Crawford, Correction Officer
- Lain Patterson, Correction Officer
- Taylor Robey, Correction Officer
They are each prohibited from entering the AOIC without approval while on leave.
A criminal investigation is ongoing by the Ohio State Highway Patrol and as well as an internal investigation by ODRC.
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Bradley Gillespie remains at large.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the OSHP Findlay Patrol Post at 419-423-1414 or the United State Marshal Service at 1-866-4WANTED.
If anyone encounters Gillespie, you are asked to call 911.
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