Escapees captured in NE Oklahoma

  • Two escapees from the Cherokee County Law Enforcement Center were captured south of Wyandotte by Ottawa County Sheriff officers on Friday. Mark Gerald Hopkins, II and Michael Martsolf escaped on Monday and were back in Cherokee County by the following Monday. Courtesy photo.
    Two escapees from the Cherokee County Law Enforcement Center were captured south of Wyandotte by Ottawa County Sheriff officers on Friday. Mark Gerald Hopkins, II and Michael Martsolf escaped on Monday and were back in Cherokee County by the following Monday. Courtesy photo.
    Both of the prisoners escaping from the Cherokee County Law Enforcement Center on Monday were captured Friday in northeast Oklahoma. They were arrested following a near week-long manhunt which resulted in both the fugitives being captured together. The suspects now face additional charges of aggravated escape from custody. Mark Gerald Hopkins II, 30 and Michael Martsolf, 34,...

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