Columbiana Co. couple arrested in W.Va.

LISBON — A couple has been charged after a jail break and chase that ended when they crashed into a West Virginia nursing home forcing the evacuation of 24 people.

In Columbiana County, Larry Williams, 35, of Lisbon, is charged with escape and vandalism.

His girlfriend, Candy Kibler, 37, also of Lisbon, is charged with felony obstruction of justice. Both have criminal records.

They are in Southwest Regional Jail in Bexley, W.Va.

They were taken into custody about 12:15 a.m. today by West Virginia authorities.

Allen Haueter, chief deputy for the Columbiana County Sheriff’s office, said Friday Williams escaped from the jail’s minimum-security section. He had been talking to Kibler on the phone, apparently about her former boyfriend who allegedly owed her money, and he became angry.

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