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WANTED | 2 inmates escape Kentucky jail after hiding in trash cans

Justin Stumler and Jeremy Hunt hid in trash cans that were taken outside the jail for disposal, Lousville Metro Department of Corrections said in a press release.
Credit: Louisville Metro Department of Corrections
Inmates Jeremy Alan Hunt (left) and Justin Stumler (right).

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — There is an active search for two inmates who escaped Saturday night, Louisville Metro Department of Corrections said.

Justin Stumler and Jeremy Hunt, minimum security inmates working in the jail kitchen, hid in trash cans that were taken outside the jail for disposal, LMDC said in a press release.

Someone did witness the two climbing out of the trash cans, and notified a corrections officer.

Jeffersontown Police arrested Stumler on August 27 on charges of motor vehicle theft, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, felony drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Louisville Metro Police Department arrested Hunt on June 28 on a multiple felony burglary charges.

Anyone with information on the escapees should call 502-574-LMPD (5673).

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