MEMPHIS, Tenn — Two inmates that escaped from a Tennessee correctional facility is back in custody Sunday evening.
According to the Tennessee Department of Correction, Robert Lee Brown, 36, and Christopher Osteen, 34, was apprehended by law enforcement in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Brown, and Osteen were reported missing by officers after an emergency recount at the Northwest Correctional Complex back on December 11th in Tiptonville Tennessee.
The red Ford F-150 truck officers believed the inmates were driving was also recovered.
Authorities say Robert Lee Brown was currently serving an 18-year sentence for aggravated rape out of Putnam County. His sentence was set to expire in 2022.
Christopher Osteen was serving an 8-year sentence for Burglary out of Madison County. His sentence was set to expire in 2023.
