Authorities continue to search for 43 year old Chad Edward Johnson, one of two inmates who escaped from the Gulf County Detention Facility on Tuesday.
Johnson and 21 year old Rex Arron Veasey, Jr., escaped from the Gulf County Detention Facility in Port St. Joe just after midnight Tuesday.
Veasey was captured by Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputies around 11:05 Tuesday morning, just inside Franklin County, after he was observed in the woods by a civilian employee of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
After his capture, Veasey was booked into the Franklin County Jail and faces new charges of Escape from a Correctional Facility and one count of Attempted Murder.
He was in custody on charges of Sexual Battery with a Weapon on a Victim between 12 and 17 years of age, Aggravated Assault, False Imprisonment and Escape.
Chad Edward Johnson is a 43-year- old white male, 6’ 00” tall, weighs approximately 215 lbs. and has blue eyes with short brown hair and possibly a beard.
Johnson has tattoos on his left and right arms, including his hands
It is believed that he stole a 2006 15 passenger Ford van that displayed Florida tag 7039XP.
The vehicle was last seen at approximately 6:20 a.m. Tuesday morning travelling north on Highway 71 near the Calhoun and Gulf County line.
There is a $5,000 reward offered by the Florida Sheriffs’ Association Criminal Apprehension Assistance Program for information that leads to the arrest of Johnson.
In addition, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force is offering an additional $1,000.”
Johnson was being held for the Liberty County Jail on 15 charges of Possession of Child Pornography, Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer and Attempted Escape.
The Gulf County Sheriff’s Office said they were alerted to the escape just before 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 7th, from a correctional officer reporting that another officer was attacked by two inmates, and they were loose in the jail.
The correctional officer sustained injuries and was transported to a local hospital.
The criminal investigation revealed the correctional officer approached the door of the cell in which Johnson and Veasey were housed and was immediately struck in the face by Johnson when the cell door was opened.
Both Johnson and Veasey pulled the officer into the cell and he was punched approximately ten, or twelve, times in the face.
He further stated that Johnson made a statement about killing him and then pulled a homemade knife from his pants and attempted to stab him.
The officer was able to grab Johnson’s hand with the knife to keep him from stabbing him.
Johnson and Veasey were able to gain access to the common areas of the jail facility, removed an air condition window unit from a wall and escaped through the hole.
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