Crime & Safety Escaped Inmates: Massive Manhunt, Possible Sighting In Illinois One of three escaped inmates was caught, but two others — including an accused killer — were still at large. Reply CARMI, IL — Carmi Police Department reported one of three inmates who escaped from the White County Jail in southeast Illinois early Saturday morning was captured that night. CPD reported 28-year-old Justin Bray was in custody, and is being charged with unlawful use of a weapon. As of Tuesday a massive manhunt is underway for Johnny Tipton, 61, and Zachery Shock, 24. Police are warning members of the public to be on alert as the two men are considered dangerous, and say do not attempt to approach them. Shock, 24, was being held on charges of murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. Police say he's described as being 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 175 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. Tipton, 61, is wanted for theft and possession of stolen property. Authorities say he is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 200 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes. CPD reported that at approximately 5:30 a.m. on June 16, White County Corrections Officers advised that three inmates had escaped from the jail by using a pipe to break a hole in the wall in order to get outside. Police say outside video showed all three subjects running on foot down an alley at 3:05 a.m. On Monday, Hamilton County, Illinois Sheriff Robert Crow said a possible sighting of Shock and Tipton was reported, according to KMOV. ABC Chicago adds that Bray, now in custody, is also being charged with aggravated fleeing and resisting or obstructing a peace officer, and faces an additional charge for escaping and another $1 million bond. Anyone with information on Shock and Tipton's whereabouts was asked to call the White County Sheriff's Office at 618-382-5321 or your local law enforcement agency.<doc-sep>Len Wells Special to the Courier & Press WHITE COUNTY, Ill. — The massive manhunt for the two Southern Illinois inmates who remain on the run after escaping the White County Jail last week continues. The search has shifted to southern White County after a possible sighting of the suspects there Sunday night. About 8:30 p.m. Sunday night, several motorists reported two men matching the description of Zachery Shock, 25 of McLeansboro, Illinois, and Johnny Tipton, 61, of Campton, Kentucky, walking along Illinois Route 1 north of Illinois Rt. 141. The witnesses told police the two left the roadway and ran into a wooded area between the small community of Omaha and Norris City. Police from several departments converged on the area and launched a massive search. A drone was deployed along with two K-9 dogs from the Illinois State Police. As of late Monday morning, the suspects remained at large. White County Sheriff Doug Maier reports that a pipe was used to break a hole in the outside concrete block and brick wall. Outside surveillance video showed all escapees running on foot down an alleyway at 3:05 a.m. The jail escape wasn't discovered until around 5:30 a.m. Shock was being held in the White County jail for Hamilton County, Illinois, authorities in connection with the September 2016 shooting death of a Salem, Illinois, man. Tipton was being held on charges of theft and possession of stolen property. A third escapee, Justin M. Bray, 28, of Grayville was captured Saturday night east of Crossville, Illinois. He was found hiding in an oilfield tank. Shortly after 7:30 Saturday night, police captured Bray east of Crossville. He had been spotted on foot along a county road – fled and was subsequently found hiding in an oilfield tank. Bray was extricated from the tank and transported back to the White County Jail. Meanwhile, Maier reports three suspects have been arrested in connection with the escape. The suspects have been identified as Wendi M. Owen, 46, of Grayville, Illinois, Carly D. Schmittler, 28, of Grayville, Illinois, and Elijah R. Locher, 32, of Crossville. All three have been formally charged with aiding escape. Owen's bond was set at $25,000, Schmittler's at $7,500 and no bond has been set on Locher. Escape charges against all three of the men who escaped from White County have been filed with bond set at $1 million. More:One of three S. Illinois escapees captured More:Man facing murder charge, 2 others escape S. Ill. jail, still on loose More:Officials plan to let fires from train derailment to burn out<doc-sep>Both Zachery Shock, 24, and Johnny Tipton, 61, have eluded authorities thus far after allegedly breaking out of the White County Jail in Carmi, Ill. Saturday morning using a pipe to dig a hole in one of the jail’s concrete block and brick walls, according to ABC News.<doc-sep>
The inmates broke through a wall at White County Jail. Three inmates, including one charged with murder, busted through the wall of an Illinois jail on Saturday morning and led authorities on a manhunt. Justin Bray, Zachery Shock and Johnny Tipton allegedly used a pipe to break a hole in the concrete wall of White County Jail in Carmi, Illinois. White County sheriffs were notified of the three missing inmates at 5:30 a.m. A photo taken by Evansville, Indiana, ABC affiliate WEHT showed a metal panel placed over the hole in the wall at the jail. The White County Sheriff's Office reported Bray was captured Saturday night. Bray is charged with unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated fleeing and resisting or obstructing a peace officer. Bray was spotted walking along a road near Crossville, Illinois, at about 7:30 p.m. local time. Bray allegedly fled police, but was taken into custody after a brief search while hiding in an oil field tank. Crossville is just nine miles north of the jail. He is now being held on an additional $1 million bail for a new escape charge. Bray had almost been taken into custody Saturday morning. The White County Sheriff's Office told WEHT that following a chase, a car with Bray as the passenger crashed near Little Wabash River. Bray jumped into the river and managed to escape from officers. The driver was taken into custody. Shock, who faces the most serious charges of any of the escapees, and Tipton remained on the loose early Sunday. Shock, 24, was in jail charged with murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. Tipton, 61, was being held on charges of theft and possession of stolen property. Carmi is located in rural southeastern Illinois, about 45 miles west of Evansville, Indiana. ABC News' Brendan Rand and George Suarez contributed to this report.