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Drew Johnson, Convicted Murderer Serving Life Sentence for 2022 Crime, Recaptured After Christmas Eve Escape from Mississippi Prison
Dec 25, 2024, 07:00 PM
A convicted murderer, Drew Johnson, 33, who escaped from the South Mississippi Correctional Institution on Christmas Eve, has been recaptured by authorities. Johnson was serving a life sentence for a 2022 crime when he managed to flee the facility, located approximately 122 miles northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. The Mississippi Department of Corrections confirmed his capture on December 25, just one day after his escape. This incident marks the latest in a series of escapes for Johnson, who has previously fled custody multiple times, with law enforcement expressing confidence in his recapture following past incidents.
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