Fugitive Caught in Ohio ; Escapees Ditch Car After I-55 Chase; 1 Found Near Lexington

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LEXINGTON -- An escaped convict from South Carolina who was sought in a daylong manhunt Wednesday in McLean County was arrested early today in Ohio, police said.

Jonathan Melton, a 25-year-old fugitive who escaped with another inmate Sunday from a maximum-security prison in Columbia, S.C., stole a van from the Timber Ridge area early Wednesday and fled from the area.

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Fugitive Caught in Ohio ; Escapees Ditch Car After I-55 Chase; 1 Found Near Lexington

Sgt. Brent Wick of the McLean County Sheriff's Department said he was notified shortly after midnight that Melton was in custody in Columbus, Ohio. The stolen van also was recovered there, he said.

The other escaped convict, 26-ye...

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