GALLATIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — All three inmates who escaped from the Sumner County jail are now back behind bars.
Lebanon Police say they found the two remaining escaped inmates, William Rutherford and Kenneth Campbell, at a Dollar General in Lebanon Saturday morning.
This all started when three inmates escaped from the jail Thursday night. One was captured hours after.
Lebanon police say the other two forced a driver to give them a ride from Gallatin to Lebanon. When they dropped them off at the Dollar General along 109 North, the driver immediately called 911.
Lebanon Police, the Wilson County Sheriff's Office and highway patrol helped arrest both escapees. Sumner County officials took them into custody and brought them back to Gallatin.
"I'm glad, I'm glad they were arrested before we got here," laughed Linda Oldham, who lives in Lebanon and visited the Dollar General hours later Saturday.
"I'm just glad they're off the streets."
Campbell was in jail on charges including theft, being a felon in possession of a weapon, and numerous drug charges.
Police say they're not sure what brought the inmates to Lebanon, but that there is no longer a threat to the community.
The third inmate who was captured late Thursday night was Elvis Bush. According to jail records, he'd been in the jail since 2022. In the past year, he was charged with having contraband and implements used for escape.
