Convicted Murderer, Suspect Escape From Jail
Authorities across southern Mississippi searched for two escaped prisoners, including a convicted murderer scheduled for trial today for another killing.
Kenneth Moody, 26, and cellmate Scotty Thomas, 33, escaped from the Perry County Jail late Saturday by using a hacksaw blade to cut a hole through an air-conditioning duct, Sheriff Carlos Herring said.
They then climbed onto the jail roof and jumped to the ground. Herring said it was possible someone had been waiting in a car for the two men.
Authorities said both men were considered extremely dangerous.
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