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Ricky Martin, 20, and Kentravious Holmes, 21, found themselves behind bars at the Sumter County Jail in Americus, Georgia, a town situated roughly 139 miles south of Atlanta.
Late Sunday night, two inmates, both facing severe charges including murder, made their escape from a Georgia detention facility.
The duo, Ricky Martin and Kentravious Holmes, were being held at the Sumter County Jail. Their charges encompassed murder, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery, as confirmed by the Sumter County Sheriff’s office.
Sheriff Eric Bryant revealed that the pair likely exploited a maintenance door on the building’s ceiling that had not been secured properly. This misstep allowed them to navigate through the HVAC system to reach the outside world. Authorities are still piecing together their potential whereabouts but have made contact with the inmates’ families for clues.
The escape occurred around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday night.
Three inmates, including a murder suspect, escaped from a jail east of Atlanta in December. They attacked a Lyft driver, shoving her in the backseat and drove her car to south Florida before they were captured, according to court records.
Four men escaped a central Georgia jail in 2023.
In October, authorities found the last Louisiana inmate in an Atlanta home after a high profile monthlong search for a group of men who broke out of a New Orleans jail in May,
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