Authorities are searching for two inmates that escaped from the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail on Thursday afternoon. At 2:45, Johnny Shane Brown, 51, of Rogersville, TN and Albert Lee Ricketson, 31, of Abingdon escaped from the recreational yard.
Brown is a federal inmate, and Ricketson is double-homicide convicted murderer.
Brown is described as a 182 lb white male who is 5 ’11 tall with gray hair. Ricketson is described as a 212 lb white male who is 5’8 with brown hair.
Brown and Ricketson were last seen wearing red jumpsuits, possibly wearing white t-shirts. It is believed these two subjects are travelling in a stolen gold-colored Cadillac SUV that has visible damage on the rear of the vehicle with Virginia license plates, UDZ-6049. The direction of travel is unknown at this time.
The sheriff’s office encourages for anyone who sees either men or the vehicle to call 911 immediately. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the apprehension of the escapees.