3 Inmates Who Escaped DeKalb Jail Captured

Updated 11:13 p.m.

DECATUR, GA — A murder suspect and two other inmates who escaped the DeKalb County Jail on Monday morning are now in custody, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office said early Tuesday.

It was discovered the inmates were missing during a routine security check on Sunday night, authorities said. Internal security teams, along with other law-enforcement agencies, then began searching for the trio, authorities said.

The manhunt did not last longer than a day.

"Here at the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, we jumped into action immediately, and we didn't stop," DeKalb County Sheriff Melody M. Maddox said at a news conference held Tuesday.

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Authorities identified the escaped inmates, along with the charges they face:

• Stevenson Charles, 24, charged with murder and armed robbery. (federal)
• Yusuf Minor, 31, charged with two counts of armed robbery and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. (state)
• Naod Yohannes, 25, charged with simple assault, arson and unlawful acts of violence in a penal institution.

“We take this breach very seriously and are working diligently to ensure these individuals are safely returned to custody as quickly as possible,” Maddox said on Monday after her office announced the escape.

Charles was serving a federal life sentence and has been either charged with or convicted of: murder, aggravated assault, weapons violations, sodomy on a person less than 10 years old, kidnapping, carjacking, armed robbery and probation violations, the U.S. Marshals Service said.

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