LIMA -- Officials confirmed the capture of Clifford Opperud early Friday morning, who escaped the Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution Thursday night with convicted Chardon shooter T.J. Lane and a third inmate.
Opperud along with Lane and Lindsey Bruce escaped the prison in Lima at 7:45, according to authorities.
Officials say Lane did not put up a fight and didn't make any comment when he was taken into custody by two State Highway Patrol officers on the Special Response Team. Authorities say he had a pitchfork at the time he was apprehended.
T.J. Lane was captured about 1:20 a.m. Bruce was apprehended shortly after the escape. Officials caught Opperud at 4:22 a.m. without incident.
"All available troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol have been joined by Allen County Sheriff's deputies and local area law enforcement in establishing a perimeter and searching the area. A Patrol helicopter with advanced infrared detection equipment has been deployed and is engaged in the search as well. The public is encouraged to report any suspicious persons or possible sightings by calling 911," Ohio Department of Public Safety Director John Born said earlier in the evening.
Officials say the escape occurred during rec time and that Lane scaled a fence 100 feet from the main perimeter fence.
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