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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A prison inmate accused of escaping during a hospital visit was charged with then robbing two banks and taking hostages before surrendering.
Billy Jack Fitzmorris, 34, was also indicted Thursday on three gun violations in the April 2 escapade.
Fitzmorris was at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in Youngstown awaiting sentencing on federal drug charges when he went to a local hospital for treatment. Investigators say he overpowered two guards, stole an officer's gun and then drove a carjacked vehicle about 150 miles to the Columbus area, where he robbed the banks of more than $50,000.
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