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But as they were driving away, a Tennessee trooper was arriving at the couple's home to perform a welfare check.
The veteran sheriff said his heart was still with the officers, their families and other victims of the inmates' alleged crimes. They tied up the husband with belts, put socks on his hands, and held a gun to his head. "They told them exactly who they were".
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said on Twitter that they had been captured and the state's governor indicated that they had been detained in the neighbouring state of Tennessee.
CBS46 affiliate WSMV-TV reported that the inmates tied up a couple in a home at gunpoint in Shelbyville, TN, and stayed there for about three hours Thursday afternoon.
They were spotted within an hour, resulting in a potentially deadly chase of up to 100mph down the Interstate 24.
Tennessee Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Bill Miller said a homeowner in Christiana was alerted that people were outside his home and he saw the men trying to steal his vehicle. That's when the inmates left the vehicle and ran away on foot in the area before they were captured.
Dubose and Rowe then stole the Honda Civic of a man who happened upon the scene and fled.
Two inmates accused of escaping from a prison transport bus and killing two corrections officers are back behind bars.
One of the escapees, Ricky Dubose, is heavily tattooed with tattoos across his neck and above both eyebrows.
Fugitives in custody following vehicle chase in TN.
There the two apparently stole a auto, which they covered with grass and branches when they ditched it along a state highway in Bedford County, authorities said.
As of Thursday, authorities had not discussed any charges against the fugitives.
Shortly afterward, a chase ensued, Sheriff Sills said.
Law enforcement from the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, FBI and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation had been tracking them since, and authorities had been offering a $130,00 reward for their capture. In the process, they killed two correctional officers, sparking the manhunt. "They're not concerned with anything regarding human life". Rowe has been in prison since 2002 with convictions including armed robbery, possession of a firearm during a crime and aggravated assault. He had served almost eight years for the department.
Undated photo of Christopher Monica, a corrections officer murdered in Georgia June 13, 2017. In a statement, Sills said the incident is being investigated and wondered how the inmates overpowered the police officers and killed them.
The other inmates have been questioned and a camera on the bus recorded the guards being shot, but corrections officials have not explained to the public how the pair managed to get through the inmate compartment's normally locked door.
The man and woman were threatened during the ordeal, Swing said.
Reports say shots were fired but no one was injured.
Funerals are being planned for the slain guards: Sgt. Christopher Monica and Sgt. Curtis Billue, both transfer sergeants at Baldwin State Prison.
Billue was nearing his 10th anniversary with the facility after being hired in July of 2007.
Rowe is from Lewisburg, Tenn., roughly 20 miles from where the men were found. Gov. Nathan Deal announced the arrest with a tweet at 8:06 p.m.
'Chris was taking on extra shifts at work so his wife wouldn't have to work since she recently has some worsening health issues. A Go Fund Me has been set up for Monica's family, which includes two grandchildren who lived with him.
