The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced in a statement that five “violent” inmates have escaped from a prison in Hawkinsville.
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The five male inmates made their escape from the Pulaski County Law Enforcement Center early Sunday morning. A Blue Alert was issued in the county and their names are Tyree Williams, Tyree Mantan Jackson, Lewis Wendell Evans, Brandon Pooler, and Dennis Penix Jr. Officials also announced the group stole a white 2015 KIA Sedona Van with a Georgia tag CMP8628.
🚨Pulaski Blue Alert 🚨
If you see them, call 911. #BlueAlert pic.twitter.com/Ss3EedrP9e
— GA Bureau of Investigation (@GBI_GA) November 13, 2021
Additionally, the GBI said the two of the five men are murder suspects. Williams is charged with felony murder and home invasion in connection to a January 2020 incident in Pulaski County and Penix Jr. is charged with a double homicide due to an alleged “drug deal gone wrong” back in 2017.
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Authorities have urged the public to contact 911 and not to approach the men as they are considered extremely dangerous.
SOURCE: AL.COM