McDonald County Jail Escapees Captured

Three men who escaped from a jail in southwest Missouri after allegedly attacking an officer have been captured in Noel.

The three were taken into custody just after midnight, according to a McDonald County facebook post. They were on the run for over 55 hours.

Noel is in the extreme southwest corner of Missouri.

The McDonald County Sheriff’s office in Pineville, said David Molina, 49; Carmelo Miguel Burgos, 27; and Shun’tavion Ladarrias Thomas, 23; escaped from the jail around 5 p.m. Saturday. Pineville is about 190 miles south of Kansas City.

All three men had been jailed on suspicion of violent crimes.