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'Armed and dangerous' jail escapee captured in DeKalb County

Shane Anthony Vernon 

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A jail escapee out of Alabama authorities described as "armed and dangerous" has been captured in DeKalb County.

The Coosa County Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook that Shane Anthony Vernon was taken into custody without incident in DeKalb County Tuesday just before 11 p.m.


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He is being held in DeKalb County Jail awaiting extradition, the sheriff's office said.

Vernon escaped the Coosa County Jail Sunday, local authorities said.

On Tuesday, U.S. Marshals told Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Nicole Carr that Vernon kidnapped a man from Alabama and dropped him and the car off in Douglasville.

ON NOVEMBER 21, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:17 PM DEKALB COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT, GA MADE CONTACT WITH SHANE ANTHONY...

Posted by Coosa County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, November 21, 2017