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Two escape from Hopkins County jail

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Two inmates from the Hopkins County jail escaped Tuesday morning,sparking a regional manhunt.Brian Allen Tucker and John Marlin King reportedly escaped through a fence in the recreational yard of the jail.

Brian Allen Tucker, charged with capital murder last year, is 5'7", 171 pounds and has brown hair, and brown eyes. He is of medium build and has a  light mustache and goatee. A tattoo is visible around his neck in the shape of barbed wire.

King, charged with evading arrest, is 5'8'', 175 pounds with black hair and hazel eyes. He is of medium build and has a light mustache and goatee.

If you see these men, please call 911.

KETR will continue to bring you the latest information on this developing story.

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