The United States Marshals Service confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the two inmates that escaped from the Grenada County Jail late Sunday night have been captured.
Grenada’s Claude Terry Slaughter, 59, and Jonathan Wayne Miller, 28, were discovered around noon in a wooded area along Prospect Road in Montgomery County near Duck Hill. The two had led local authorities on a manhunt since an early Monday morning headcount by Correctional Management Services – the jail’s management service – revealed that the duo had escaped and were on the run.
Montgomery County Coroner Allan Pratt confirmed that Slaughter died from a gunshot sustained during his capture. He was transported by helicopter to a nearby hospital. Miller was taken into custody without incident.
At left, Jonathan Miller | At right, Claude Terry Slaughter
"Grenada County Sheriff Department would like to thank Montgomery County Sheriff Department, Winona Police Department, US Marshall Service, Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks, MBN and MBI," Grenada County Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook. "Jonathan Wayne Miller was taken into custody and Claude Terry Slaughter was pronounced deceased from a self inflicted gunshot wound on scene. MBI is leading the investigation." [sic]
A large presences of law enforcement officers including deputies with the Grenada County Sheriff’s Office and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office; agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics; troopers with the Mississippi Highway Patrol and officials with the Mississippi Department of Corrections and Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks were on the scenes, which ranged from Prospect Road to a portion of Interstate 55, approximately two miles south of the Duck Hill exit.
Officers could be seen towing a vehicle from the scene on Prospect Road at the old Prospect Baptist Church.
The case remains under investigation.
The Star will provide details as more information on the case is made available.
