WOOD COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - The Hinds County Sheriff's Office in Mississippi reports an allegedly stolen church van used in a prison escape was found in Wood County Monday. According to the sheriff's office post a witness reported seeing a man pushing the van into a body of water near Alba. The stolen white Chevy van from Belmont Church which was connected to al least one of the escaped detainees has been recovered from a body of water in Wood County, TX (near Alba, TX) this afternoon. A witness reported a WM pushing the van into the water. The van was later removed and confirmed. Traverro Mcelroy, 36, and Tyler Charles Payne, 31, were found to be missing during the headcount Sunday from the Raymond Detention Center in Raymond, Mississippi. The van was allegedly stolen from Belmont Church which is close to the detention center.
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Church van used in jail escape found in Wood County
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