Prisoners runaway by cutting the ceiling are on the run four days later.
Lance Justin Stephens, 29, Matthew Allen Crawford, 29, and Christopher Allen Blevins, 37, escaped from a Missouri jail on Friday morning by climbing through a roof hole.
Three inmates who escaped by cutting through the ceiling are still on the run four days later.
Officials have not disclosed how long the trio, all of whom are considered armed and dangerous, were missing before their disappearance was discovered.
According to Barry County Sheriff’s Office detective Doug Henry, the escape was possible because the building was old and had plaster ceilings.
Authorities believe the escapees have fled the area and are no longer in contact.
“One was seen in Arkansas, and another in Springfield,” Henry explained.
According to the sheriff’s website, Stephens is charged with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful use of a weapon, Crawford with theft, and Blevins with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon, and resisting a lawful stop.
“If you have any information on where the suspects are or where they are going, we welcome your tips,” the sheriff’s office said on Facebook.
He had also been imprisoned five years before, at the age of 15, for fatally beating Paul Akister outside a pub.
He had been released four times in the previous decade but was recalled each time after breaking rules and going on drug and alcohol binges.