UPDATE (2/10/2022 at 11:09 p.m.)
Authorities announced Thursday that the last of the three men who escaped from a Tennessee jail last week has been found.
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Johnny Brown was arrested in Wilmington, North Carolina, the same city where the other two men, Tobias Carr and Timothy Sarver, who had ties to the Pulaski area, were found dead.
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee said deputies found the white Chevrolet Silverado they were searching for in connection to Brown but found the Tennessee license plate had been replaced with a West Virginia one.
The sheriff’s office said he was taken into custody without incident.
UPDATE (2/7/2022 at 3:53 p.m.)
Authorities announced on Monday afternoon that two of the men who escaped from a Tennessee jail on Friday have died.
Both Tobias Carr and Timothy Sarver, who had ties to the Pulaski area, were found dead in Wilmington, North Carolina.
The two were involved in a robbery at a convenience store in another part of North Carolina and led authorities on a multi-jurisdictional pursuit before the vehicle was disabled in Wilmington, according to the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee.
Johnny Brown remains at large, according to authorities.
Anyone with information concerning his whereabouts is asked to call 1-800-TBI-FIND.
UPDATE (2/6/2022 at 4:35 p.m.)
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office says the three men who broke out of a Tennessee jail on Friday morning may now be in Pulaski.
This comes after Tobias Carr, Johnny Brown and Timothy Sarver escaped using an HVAC air vent from the ceiling of their cell, according to WJHL.
According to authorities, the suspects may be in a white, 2001 Chevrolet Silverado truck with Tennessee registration 830GSD. On Sunday, a vehicle believed to match this description was spotted in the New River Valley area.
At this time, a $7,500 reward is being offered for info leading to the arrest of each man.
Anyone with information regarding where they may be headed is asked to call 1-800-TBI-FIND.
ORIGINAL STORY
Authorities are searching for three men they say escaped a Tennessee jail on Friday morning.
Tobias Carr, Johnny Brown and Timothy Sarver all escaped from the Sullivan County Jail, according to the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office.
WJHL reports that according to a spokesperson with the department, the three escaped using an HVAC air vent from the ceiling of their cell.
Sarver has ties to both the town of Pulaski and Pulaski County, according to the Pulaski Police Department.
The police department did not indicate that Sarver was planning to return to the Pulaski area.
The United States Marshals Service has offered $5,000 for each inmate, or $15,000 total, for information leading to the location and apprehension of the three.
Each man is described as follows:
- Tobias Carr, 38 - 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighs about 160 pounds
- Johnny Brown, 50 - 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighs about 200 pounds
- Timothy Sarver, 45 - 6 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs about 235 pounds
Carr was in custody on charges of second-degree murder, vandalism and tampering with evidence
Brown was in custody on charges of failure to appear, driving on a suspended or revoked license, harassment, violation of a protection order, domestic assault and aggravated stalking.
Sarver was in custody on charges of auto theft, identity theft, drug paraphernalia, and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
Anyone with information regarding where they may be headed is asked to call 1-800-TBI-FIND.