Manhunt underway for 3 'dangerous' inmates who broke out of Georgia jail

Authorities announced Monday that 3 inmates, perchance equipped and considered dangerous, person escaped from a jailhouse successful the Atlanta, Georgia, area.

Officials said the fugitives escaped aboriginal Monday greeting from the DeKalb County Jail successful Decatur, a northeastern suburb of Atlanta. The inmates were reportedly facing felony charges, including murder, arson and equipped robbery.

"Authorities accidental these fugitives whitethorn beryllium equipped and are considered dangerous," the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office said successful a station connected societal media. "The nationalist is urged to workout utmost caution and should not attack them."

The inmates were archetypal discovered missing during a regular information check, officials said. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, on with uniformed patrol units, is actively moving to find and apprehend the individuals.

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The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office said 3 inmates person escaped from DeKalb County Jail.  (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office)

"We instrumentality this breach precise earnestly and are moving diligently to guarantee these individuals are safely returned to custody arsenic rapidly arsenic possible," Sheriff Melody M. Maddox said successful a statement.

The fugitives person been identified arsenic 24-year-old Stevenson Charles, 31-year-old Yusuf Minor and 25-year-old Naod Yohannes.

According to the U.S. Marshals, Charles is considered "extremely dangerous" and was serving a beingness condemnation astatine the clip of his escape, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. 

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A manhunt is underway aft 3 inmates escaped from DeKalb County Jail aboriginal Monday. (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office)

Local authorities said Charles had been charged with execution and equipped robbery. He has besides been accused of kid rape, specifically sodomy connected a idiosyncratic little than 10 years old, kidnapping, carjacking, aggravated assault, weapons violations and probation violations, Fox 5 reported, citing U.S. Marshals.

He is described arsenic 5 feet 7 inches gangly and weighing astir 200 pounds. According to U.S. Marshals, helium has adjacent ties to some Atlanta and Miami, the section presumption said.

Authorities impulse residents to debar approaching the perchance equipped fugitives. (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office)

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The Sheriff’s Office added that Minor was charged with 2 counts of equipped robbery and 2 counts of possession of a firearm during the committee of a felony. Yohannes was reportedly charged with elemental assault, arson and unlawful acts of unit successful a penal institution.

Anyone with accusation regarding their whereabouts is asked to interaction the Sheriff's Office Fugitive Tip Line astatine 404-298-8200.

Fox News Digital reached retired to U.S. Marshals for much information.