Two Inmates With Artificial Limbs Escape From Nas
Steven L. Fries, CPO
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WFTV.com - News - Two Inmates With Artificial Limbs Escape From Nashville
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Two Inmates With Artificial Limbs Escape From Nashville Jail
POSTED: 9:32 am EDT June 22, 2004
UPDATED: 9:44 am EDT June 22, 2004
WEIRD PHOTOS: News Of The Strange SlideshowNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Three inmates,
two with artificial limbs, escaped from jail by squeezing through an 8-inch
gap onto the roof and using bed sheets to descend three stories. Two were
captured Monday.
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William Clay Bohanan, 40, Berl Keith McKinnie, 38, and Billy Leo Potts
Jr., 39, fled Saturday night from a special needs cell at the medium- and
maximum-security jail in Nashville. Left behind in the inmates' beds were dummies
made by stuffing newspapers into jail-issued orange jumpsuits, authorities
said.McKinnie has a prosthetic foot and Potts a prosthetic leg. He was caught by
the U.S. Marshals Service in north Nashville late Monday night about two miles
from the jail.Bohanan -- awaiting trial on homicide and arson related to a
1993 fire in which two children died -- was captured about 15 miles east of the
jail, officials said.Potts remained at large.McKinnie faced charges related to
a police pursuit in a stolen car. He also is a suspect in a homicide case and
wanted for an aggravated sexual assault in Chicago. Potts faced charges
including robbery and theft. Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broa
WFTV.com - News - Two Inmates With Artificial Limbs Escape From Nashville
Jail <URL Redacted>
Two Inmates With Artificial Limbs Escape From Nashville Jail
POSTED: 9:32 am EDT June 22, 2004
UPDATED: 9:44 am EDT June 22, 2004
WEIRD PHOTOS: News Of The Strange SlideshowNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Three inmates,
two with artificial limbs, escaped from jail by squeezing through an 8-inch
gap onto the roof and using bed sheets to descend three stories. Two were
captured Monday.
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William Clay Bohanan, 40, Berl Keith McKinnie, 38, and Billy Leo Potts
Jr., 39, fled Saturday night from a special needs cell at the medium- and
maximum-security jail in Nashville. Left behind in the inmates' beds were dummies
made by stuffing newspapers into jail-issued orange jumpsuits, authorities
said.McKinnie has a prosthetic foot and Potts a prosthetic leg. He was caught by
the U.S. Marshals Service in north Nashville late Monday night about two miles
from the jail.Bohanan -- awaiting trial on homicide and arson related to a
1993 fire in which two children died -- was captured about 15 miles east of the
jail, officials said.Potts remained at large.McKinnie faced charges related to
a police pursuit in a stolen car. He also is a suspect in a homicide case and
wanted for an aggravated sexual assault in Chicago. Potts faced charges
including robbery and theft. Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broa
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Steven L. Fries, CPO, “Two Inmates With Artificial Limbs Escape From Nas,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/223313.
