Two Putnam County Jail escapees and two women were arrested early Friday morning following a chase and crash in Lebanon.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department said Jordan Bradley Langford and Michael Wayne Flanigan Jr. were apprehended early Friday morning after a police pursuit. The car they were riding in crashed into a building in the Lebanon city square. After the chase, Flanigan and Langford fled. Flanigan was found under a trash container and was bitten by a Lebanon Police Department K-9 before his arrest. Langford was hiding in a duct near the trash container.
Flanigan and Langford were charged with escape from a penal institution. Their bonds have been set at $20,000 each.
The car’s driver, Malea Nicole Green-Paciunas, and passenger Edna Sinie Ann Knight were charged with criminal responsibility of facilitation of escape from a penal institution. Their bonds were set at $50,000 each. They may face additional charges in Wilson County.
The four were arrested by the Lebanon Police Department with the assistance of the Wilson County Sheriff’s Department and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.