REFUGIO COUNTY, Texas — The lockdown at Refugio Memorial Hospital has been lifted after police arrest two fugitives. 18-year-old Tara Jones and 23-year-old Kenneth Freeman are now facing charges for armed robbery.
Around 4 p.m., Deputies attempted to make contact with Jones at her residence after an investigation into suspicious behavior revealed that she had an active warrant for Aggravated Robbery with a deadly weapon out of Harris County.
When Deputies arrived at Jones' residence, she barricaded herself in a bedroom before escaping out of a window with the help of Freeman. Jones then fled into a brushy area behind the residence and was followed shortly by Freeman.
Deputies set up a search area that prompted the hospital to lockdown. With the use of drones and tracking K9s, the suspects were taken into custody at approximately 6 p.m. and are being treated at the hospital for dehydration.
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