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Kansas woman arrested for allegedly helping inmates escape

McAfee- photo Crawford Co.
McAfee- photo Crawford Co.

CRAWFORD COUNTY -Law enforcement authorities in Crawford County are investigating a suspect in connecting with assisting a prisoner escape from the county jail.

On Saturday, deputies arrested Marlene Louise McAfee, 57, Arma, for the charge of Aiding Escape, according to a media release.

The escapees, Steven Barnes and Shaun Simpson obtained a vehicle, a Red 1999 Chevrolet Trailblazer.

It is registered to McAfee.

Investigators believe that she drove the vehicle to work at Girard Medical Center Clinic on Friday April 22.

After work, McAfee received a ride home and left the Trailblazer parked at the clinic, which is located approximately one-quarter mile from the Crawford County Jail. The vehicle was unlocked with the keys inside of it.

Barnes and Simpson
Barnes and Simpson

Cameras at Girard Medical Center captured Shaun Simpson and Steven Barnes running around the clinic to the location in
which the Trailblazer was parked.

Further footage shows Simpson and Barnes leaving the scene in the Trailblazer.

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