7 Inmates Escape From Missouri Jail, 1 Still on the Run and Considered 'Armed and Dangerous'

Mario Che-Tiul.Photo:Barry County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook

Barry County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook

Six of seven inmates who escaped a Missouri jail Thursday night have been captured, while one remains on the lam as of late Friday morning.

According to aFacebook post, officials with the Barry County Sheriff’s Office said they were still searching for prisoner, Mario Che-Tiul, 34, after he and several others escaped the Barry County Jail in Cassville.

The seven inmates made their escape around 11:15 p.m. after allegedly holding two correctional officers in chokeholds and rendering them unconscious, Barry County Sheriff Danny Boyd toldKOLR.The officers were then shackled to the floor of a cell, and the prisoners escaped.

Meanwhile, Che-Tiul remains missing. He was reportedly booked into the jail last December on molestation and incest charges, according toWALB.The sheriff’s office said on Facebook that Che-Tiul should be considered “armed and dangerous.”

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According to WALB, the Missouri Highway Patrol and the U.S. Marshals Service are assisting the Barry County Sheriff’s Office in their search.

Law enforcement has asked anyone who sees Che-Tiul to not approach him, and instead call 911.

source: people.com