FORSYTH, Ga. — The Oconee County Sheriff's Office wrote a letter to two inmates who escaped in Putnam County.
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The inmates are accused of killing two correctional officers on Tuesday morning, according to authorities. The slain Baldwin State Prison correctional officers were identified as Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue.
The letter reads:
Donnie and Ricky,<br/> I hope you are reading this. What is done is done. However, I am asking you to surrender yourselves to the nearest law enforcement officer as soon as possible. You made your escape, but you won't be out long. Every lawman in the Southeast is looking for you. Every citizen in the Southeast is looking for you. You may have help hiding out for a few days, but someone is going to snitch you out and then we will find you. There is no one you can trust...and no where you can go that we won't find you. You murdered two prison guards and carjacked a taxpayer. Why wait, spending hours and days looking over your shoulder and wondering when we will kick the door in. Stop now, dial 911 and turn yourself in peacefully.
The Sheriff's Office said the two correctional officers were working on a prisoner transport bus around 6:45 a.m. when they were shot and killed on state Route 16.
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The inmates are identified as Ricky Dubose, 24, and Donnie Russell Rowe, 43.
Dubose is described as a white man, 6 feet 1 inch, 140 pounds. He is from Madison County, Georgia. Rowe is described as a white man, 6 feet 1 inch, 181 pounds. He is from middle Tennessee.
The two inmates carjacked a green Honda Civic with Georgia tag RBJ6601 which was the first vehicle the duo encountered, according to Sheriff Howard Sills.
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