Violent prisoners who scaled a 12ft razor wire fence are captured six miles from a Washington minimum-security jail just 24 hours after they escaped
- Sage Bear, 26, was serving an 11-year sentence for first-degree manslaughter
- The other, Richard Harvell, 30, was serving three years on a gun charge
- They escaped from Cedar Creek Corrections Center on a Saturday night
- Now been captured after climbing over a chain-link fence topped with razor wire
- Both inmates are heavily tattooed and have inkings above their left eyebrows
Two inmates who escaped from a minimum-security prison in Washington State by climbing over a chain-link fence topped with razor wire have been captured.
Sage Bear, 26, was serving an almost 11-year sentence for first-degree manslaughter after accidentally shooting a close friend in the head.
The other, Richard Harvell, 30, was serving three years on a gun charge. The prisoners both have tattoos over their left eyebrow.
Richard Dale Harvell, 30, left, and Sage Cree Bear, 26, right, escaped from Ceder Creek Corrections Center near Littlerock, Washington, on Saturday night. They have now been captured
The pair were caught about six miles from Cedar Creek Corrections Center in a rugged forest southwest of Olympia, Department of Corrections spokesman Jeremy Barclay said.
They scaled a 10- to 12-foot (3- to 3.66-meter) razor-wire fence on Saturday night and will be treated for minor injuries they received during the escape.
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Officials noticed Harvell and Bear missing about 20 minutes after they fled.
Officials began escape response procedures and conducted an immediate headcount.
Barclay says he has no other details about the escape or capture.
King County Superior Court records say Bear killed his friend, Armin Okanovic, in 2007, while the two were playing with a handgun they thought was unloaded. Okanvic pointed it at Bear and dry-fired it, but when Bear pointed it back at Okanovic and fired, the gun went off.
Bear, who was 17 at the time, was involved in gangs and had previously been convicted of robbery, burglary and theft, prosecutors said. He had been warned in court at least four times that he was not allowed to have guns.
Ceder Creek Corrections Center is located in a forested area, several miles from the nearest county road and the nearest town
Bear was sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison. His anticipated release date was in July 2018.
Harvell was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm in Snohomish County. He began serving his sentence in March, officials said.
His release date was tentatively set for March 2019.
Cedar Creek Corrections Center houses about 480 male prisoners.
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