Armed and dangerous: Three men sought after Illinois jail break

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Sunday, June 17, 2018
3 men sought after escape from southeastern Illinois jail
Corrections officers discovered Zachery Shock, 24; Justin Bray, 28; and Johnny Tipton, 61, missing from the White County Jail in southwestern Illinois.

CARMI, Illinois -- Authorities in southeastern Illinois are searching for three men who broke out of a county jail.



The White County Sheriff's Office in Carmi says the men used a pipe to break a hole in an outside concrete block and brick wall early Saturday morning.



Corrections officers discovered 24-year-old Zachery Shock, 28-year-old Justin Bray and 61-year-old Johnny Tipton missing. Surveillance video showed the men running along an alley outside the jail about 3 a.m.



The sheriff's office says Shock was awaiting trial for murder. Bray was jailed for unlawful use of a weapon and resisting police. Tipton was being held for possession of stolen property.



The men are considered dangerous.

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