ST ANN, Mo. — Three inmates being held on federal charges at the St. Ann police station escaped custody Friday night but were recaptured by U.S. Marshals less than 24 hours later.
Authorites said Walter Wilson, 38, Jason William Woolbright, 47, and Joshua Brown, 31, escaped around 11:30 Friday night.
Brown and Woolbright were both taken into custody Saturday night in southeast St. Louis. Wilson, who is a registered sex offender, was taken into custody about an hour later in University City.
The St. Ann police station is used as an overflow facility for the U.S. Marshals.
A $2,500 reward was offered for information leading to the locations of the men.
