2 Escapees Captured; 3 Take Woman Hostage

Two of five inmates who had tunneled their way out of jail were captured, but the other three fled after taking a woman hostage at a horse stable, authorities said.

The men--all of whom have been accused or convicted of serious crimes, including assault, kidnapping and child rape--were tracked to the stables west of McKinney, about 45 miles south of Sherman and the jail from which they escaped.

Three inmates fled with the owner of Jolabec Stables in two stolen pickup trucks, said Lt. John Norton of the Collin County Sheriff’s Department in McKinney. It wasn’t immediately clear how the others were caught.