$20,000 in reward money for escaped inmates split between 2 families
ATLANTA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that it has given $20,000 in reward money offered for information leading to the capture of two escaped inmates to two parties.
The money, which is the GBI's portion of the reward offered for information about fugitives Ricky Dubose and Donnie Rowe, was evenly split between two Tennessee households, the agency announced Friday.
GBI spokeswoman Nelly Miles said the recipients’ names are being withheld at their request.
On June 13, Dubose and Rowe killed two Georgia corrections officers on a prison transport bus and escaped, according to authorities.
As the manhunt for the fugitives grew, so did the reward money — eventually topping out at $130,000. Several agencies contributed to the fund. The distribution of the remaining $110,000 of the reward money has not been announced.
Dubose and Rowe were captured on June 15 in Tennessee after more than 48 hours on the run.
Authorities have previously credited an elderly Shelbyville, Tenn., couple who were held captive for hours by the inmates with providing information about a stolen vehicle the fugitives were eventually found in.
After the inmates crashed their vehicle, they fled into the woods before eventually laying down as an armed homeowner was leaving his house.
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A Rutherford County resident, Patrick Hale, told law enforcement that he saw the convicts burst onto his Christiana property about an hour after the Shelbyville couple was terrorized. Hale dialed 911 after he saw them trying to steal his car, then he went outside carrying an AR-15 rifle pointed at them.
Dubose and Row stand accused of killing Christopher Monica, 42, and Curtis Billue, 58. Prosecutors have said they'll seek the death penalty against Dubose and Rowe.
Contributing: Natalie Neysa Alund of The (Nashville) Tennessean, the Associated Press