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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Escapee named "Most Wanted"

A Georgia man who escaped a state prison Oct. 13 has been added to the U.S. Marshals Service Most Wanted List. 52-year-old Johnny Mack Brown of Elberton was serving a life sentence at Hays State Prison in northwest Georgia, from where he escaped. He was convicted of shooting a guard 3 times during an armored car robbery in 1997 in Athens. A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to Brown's arrest. He is considered armed and dangerous.

(Associated Press)

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