Ga. Inmates Who Escaped Prison Bus Face Murder Charges
Ricky Dubose, left, and Donnie Russell Rowe, right, face charges in the deaths of two prison guards.
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office Via AP
Two Georgia inmates accused of killing two prison guards during an escape from a prison bus last week face charges including murder.
Multiple news outlets report that Donnie Russell Rowe and Ricky Dubose appeared in Putnam County Superior Court on Wednesday. A judge told them they’re charged with two counts of murder and one count each of felony escape and motor vehicle hijacking.
Georgia District Attorney Stephen Bradley has said he will seek the death penalty against Rowe and Dubose, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
The judge declined to set bond.
The two men are accused of killing Sgt. Christopher Monica and Sgt. Curtis Billue in the bus on state Highway 16 in Putnam County, southeast of Atlanta, on June 13 as they were being moved from one prison to another. Authorities say they then carjacked a driver and fled in the stolen car.
They were arrested two days later in Tennessee.
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