Escapee recaptured after fleeing local jail: Deputies

homesafetytechpros — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 11:35:33 +0000

Noah David Roush was arrested Jan. 25, 2024, after a person spotted him at an abandoned home, authorities said. (Mug shot: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)

Authorities in Jefferson County, Arkansas, announced on Thursday that they caught one of the inmates who fled a local jail.

Noah David Roush, 22, charged in a burglary and suspected in an unrelated homicide, is back at the Dub Brassell Adult Detention Center. That leaves Jatonia Bryant Jr. 23, in the wind while facing a separate murder case.

According to deputies, authorities got a call Thursday at approximately 4 p.m. The caller told law enforcement about seeing a person fitting Roush’s description inside an abandoned home in the area of 19th Avenue and Plum Street in the city of Pine Bluff.

Captain Yohance Brunson with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrived and saw Roush, who tried to flee on foot, the sheriff’s office said. Brunson, however, managed to catch him with the help of Captain Brad Vilches and Officer Aaron Torres with the Southeast Arkansas College (SEARK) Department of Public Safety.

Authorities took him right back to the Dub Brassell Adult Detention Center.

“We appreciate the brave citizen who made the decision to get involved and call MECA as well as the outstanding efforts of our own Captain Brunson, as well as SEARKDPS Captain Brad Vilches and Officer Torres,” they wrote. “Over the last three days numerous hours were worked by our own Deputies as well as the Pine Bluff Police Department Vice and Narcotics, Arkansas State Police, and Arkansas Department of Correction. We appreciate all of their time and effort they have put in to make this happen.”

Cops are still looking for Bryant.

Jatonia Bryant Jr. and a 17-year-old boy shot and killed Christopher Harris, authorities said. (Mug shot: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)

From deputies:

If anyone has information related to Bryant’s location, please contact MECA (870) 541-5300, Captain Yohance Brunson (870) 692-3376, or Lieutenant Terry Wingard (870) 510-0395.

A $2,500 reward remains for information leading to the apprehension of Jatonia Bryant.

Authorities have said that Bryant and Roush fled the the Dub Brassell Adult Detention Center the night of Jan. 20. Citing surveillance footage, they claim the duo entered a hole in a shower, reached a hole in the roof, and climbed down.

Deputies did not learn the men were gone until Monday morning, documents show.

“Both individuals are to be considered dangerous and should only be approached law enforcement personnel,” the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office wrote.

Bryant was locked up at the jail after turning himself in on Aug. 18, 2023, for an allegation that he and a 17-year-old boy drove up to the intersection of 8th Avenue and Myrtle Street on July 29, 2023, and fatally opened fire on Christopher Harris, 49. Both are charged with capital murder and counts of terroristic acts and aggravated assault.

As for Roush, he had been locked up in a burglary case in which he and a woman allegedly broke into a home, stealing items including an AC window unit. According to authorities, he invoked his right to an attorney, but co-defendant Kelly Byus allegedly claimed they found the items on the side of the road.

Major John Bean of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office told Law&Crime on Wednesday that Roush is also implicated in the homicide of Jesse Burk, 31. The victim was found dead wrapped in a tarp and shot in the chest around Nov. 1, 2022, in Pine Bluff. Authorities did not announce charges in that matter.

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Gunman fleeing crash arrested after breaking into Colorado Supreme Court building

homesafetytechpros — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:42:37 +0000

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Gunman fleeing crash arrested after breaking into Colorado Supreme Court building

By Debra Cassens Weiss

January 3, 2024, 8:19 am CST

Police said 44-year-old Brandon Olsen broke into the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center after he was involved in a nearby car crash. Photo from Shutterstock.

A gunman accused of breaking into the Colorado Supreme Court building in Denver by shooting out a window early Tuesday has been arrested on charges of arson, robbery and burglary.

Police said it is unlikely that the incident was related to the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision two weeks ago that held that former President Donald Trump could not appear on the state’s ballot.

Reuters, Bloomberg Law, the Denver Post and Colorado Public Radio have coverage.

Police said 44-year-old Brandon Olsen broke into the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center after he was involved in a nearby car crash.

After entering the building, Olsen grabbed a master key from an unarmed security guard, fired more shots on the seventh floor and started a fire there, police allege. The sprinkler system extinguished the fire.

Police arrested Olsen at about 3 a.m. after he called 911 and surrendered.

The judicial center will be closed for some time because of “significant water damage,” a spokesperson told the Denver Post.

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