Escaped inmate charged with attempted murder, search ongoing

MASON COUNTY, Ky. (WKRC) – Officials in Kentucky are using boats and helicopters to search for an escaped inmate.

Jerry Lee Cooper escaped the Brown County Adult Detention Center in Ohio Monday night.

Roy Gene Butler, 51, also escaped but was caught Tuesday across the Ohio River in Kentucky.

The pair damaged a security window to escape and made it through the sheriff’s impound lot.

Cooper is facing attempted murder, assault and gun charges.