Kentucky State Police Post 3 in Bowling Green was contacted regarding two escaped inmates from the Macon County, TN jail, who were possibly in the Allen County area.
Troopers and Detectives responded to the S Oak Forrest Church Road area in Allen County to attempt to locate the escapees.
Kentucky State Police were able to locate 25 year-old Jeremy B. Fuller and 22 year-old Joseph A Whittemore, both of Lafayette, TN, in an abandoned residence on S Oak Forrest Road in Allen County.
Fuller and Whittemore were both arrested on active escape warrants from Tennessee and also charged with Burglary 2nd degree.
The escapees were lodged in the Allen County Jail.
The investigation is being continued by Trooper Mike Hatler. He was assisted by the Macon County, TN Sheriff’s Office, Allen County Sheriff’s Office and other Kentucky State Police personnel.