PITTSBURG — One of two inmates who walked away from the Crawford County jail is back in custody.
Crawford County Sheriff Dan Peak says Steven Ray Barnes was captured Saturday at a Pittsburg motel. Officers went to the hotel after receiving a tip.
Barnes and Shaun Steven Simpson climbed over a fence at the county jail’s outdoor recreation area in Girard on April 23.
Simpson’s mother, Marlene Louise McAfee, of Arma, has been charged with helping the two escape.
Barnes was being held for parole violation on a ...