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Coverage dated August 26, 2024

Ex-jailer in Mississippi is charged in escape of inmate who had standoff with Chicago police

Headline from KOB 4

A former employee of a Mississippi jail has been arrested and charged in the June escape of an inmate who fled to Chicago. Fugitive Joshua Zimmerman was captured last week after a 15-hour police standoff at a restaurant near the Democratic National Convention.

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  1. KOB 4

    Ex-jailer in Mississippi is charged in escape of inmate who had standoff with Chicago police (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    A former employee of a Mississippi jail has been arrested and charged in the June escape of an inmate who fled to Chicago. Fugitive Joshua Zimmerman was captured last week after a 15-hour police standoff at a restaurant near the Democratic National Convention.

  2. ABC 7 Chicago

    Ex-Mississippi jailer charged in escape of inmate who had standoff with Chicago police (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Ex-DeSoto County, Mississippi jailer Ronnie Hunt has been charged in the escape of inmate Joshua Zimmerman, who had a standoff with Chicago police.

  3. ABC 7 New York

    Ex-jailer in Mississippi charged in escape of inmate who had standoff with Chicago police (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Fugitive Joshua Zimmerman was captured last week after a 15-hour police standoff at a restaurant near the Democratic National Convention.

  4. Fox32 Chicago

    Ex-jailer in Mississippi charged in escape of inmate who had standoff with Chicago police during DNC (opens Fox32 Chicago)

    Published

    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    A former employee of a Mississippi jail has been arrested and charged in the June escape of Joshua Zimmerman, an inmate who fled to Chicago and was captured there last week after a 15-hour standoff with police at a restaurant just blocks from the Democratic National Convention.

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