St. Louis, MO – U.S. Marshals in the Eastern District of
Missouri are leading the hunt for three men who escaped from the St. Ann
Department of Police Facility around 11:30 p.m. (CDT) Friday.
Walter Wilson, Jason William Woolbright and
Joshua Brown reportedly broke through a window to escape the
correctional facility, whose staff discovered the escape at
approximately 12:30 a.m. today and immediately notified the USMS.
Brown is a 31-year-old white male, who had been
in USMS custody since January 4, and was being held for the charges of
possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a
weapon in the furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Wilson is a 38-year-old white male, in USMS
custody since January 18, and was being held for the charge of
possession of weapon.
Woolbright is a 47-year-old white male, in USMS
custody since November 23, 2020, and was being held for the charges of
felon in possession of weapon and a supervised release violation.
The U.S. Marshals are offering a $2,500 for
information leading directly to each man’s capture. Anyone with
information is urged to contact their local law enforcement agency, the
U.S. Marshals at 1-877-WANTED, or use the
USMS Tips app.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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