Prison Escapees Target Northwest Arkansas
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Updated: April 17, 2007
A young couple is trying to recuperate after the Bella Vista Sheriffs Office says they were attacked by two escapees. Benjamin Beck and Truman Gross, two suspects who snuck out of their minimal security facility in Lexington, Oklahoma early Monday morning.
Investigators say they made their get away by stealing a car just seven miles away from the facility.
According to deputies, the escapees broke into the young couples Bella Vista home Wednesday afternoon. They waited for the couple to come home, bound their legs and held them at gun point.
Deputies say these escapees, who were in jail on drug and burglary charges are extremely dangerous.
The escapees fled in the couple`s white Celica with an Arkansas license plate, 363GDG. If you spot them you are asked to call your local law enforcement immediately.
