UPDATE: Authorities capture both escapees from Henry County Jail

UPDATE (6/28/23): FROM THE HENRY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE:

Ronnie Sharp was picked up this morning from the Obion County Jail and transported back to Henry County by Sgt. Jerry Wilson and Deputy Jimmy Cole. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank all the public for all the tips called in over the past two days. We also thank would like to thank the U.S. Marshals, Tennessee HIghway Patrol, Calloway County Sheriff’s Office, Stewart County Sheriff’s Office, Obion County Sheriff’s Office, Union City Police and Paris Police.

UPDATE (6/27/23): FROM THE HENRY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE:

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the U.S. Marshall’s Office, THP and Stewart County Sheriff’s Office have taken Joshua Harris back into custody this evening. Harris was found in the area of HWY 79N and Nobles Rd. after receiving a tip for a citizen. Ronnie Sharp is still at large tonight. Anyone with information is asked to call the Henry County Sheriff’s Office.

EARLIER STORY:

HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. — The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for two escaped inmates.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, inmates Ronnie Sharp and Joshua Harris escaped from the Henry County Jail by prying through the cell ceiling and prying open a skylight on the roof.

Courtesy: TBI

The Sheriff’s Office says the pair then left in an unknown direction, and it’s believed they are responsible for stealing a 2006 white Chevy 3500 four-door truck with a black dump bed, from a location on Highway 69 North.

Joshua Harris / Courtesy: Henry County Sheriff’s Office

40-year-old Joshua Harris is described as 5’9″, 150 pounds, with a last known address of 413 Routon Street in Paris. Harris was currently serving time for violation of sentence, with a history of evading arrest, theft of property and burglary.

Ronnie Sharp / Courtesy: Henry County Sheriff’s Office

48-year-old Ronnie Sharp is described as 5’11”, 160 pounds, with a last known address of 960 Meyes Road in Hazel, Kentucky. Sharp was in jail on numerous pending charges including kidnapping, aggravated assault, assault on an officer, evading arrest, theft of property and burglary.

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office says both inmates are considered to be dangerous, and says the public should not approach them. Anyone with information on their location is asked to call the Henry County Sheriff’s Office at (731) 642-1672, or their local law enforcement agency.

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