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Escaped Ohio inmate captured by FBI in Louisville

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An escaped inmate from Ohio has been captured.

The Mason County Sheriff’s confirmed at around 11:15 p.m. that Jerry Cooper, who had been on the run in Northern Kentucky, had been caught.

Authorities said Cooper had remained in Mason County, until being taken to Louisville by two other individuals where he was apprehended by the FBI.

Cooper had been on the run since September 16th and was considered armed and dangerous.

Image by: Trooper Michael Haney