Chardon school killer, 2 other escapees now at Youngstown's supermax prison

Staff/wire report

YOUNGSTOWN

The man serving three life sentences for deadly shootings at Chardon High School and two others who escaped with him Thursday from the prison in Lima have been transferred to the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown.

T.J. Lane, who was convicted of killing three students in the Feb. 27, 2012, shootings, and inmates Lindsey Bruce and Clifford Opperud were each captured shortly after escaping from the prison at about 7:40 p.m. Thursday, according to the Ohio Department of Corrections.

Opperud was the last of the inmates to be captured when he was found hiding under a boat in the yard of a home, seen by an infrared camera on a helicopter at about 4:20 a.m. Friday.

The Ohio State Penitentiary, off state Route 616, has a high-security section that is designed to hold dangerous inmates.

A news release said the state patrol and police were notified within seven minutes of the escapes. Lane was caught by a police dog in a wooded area near the prison at about 1:20 a.m. Friday, the release said.

Bruce was caught about 10 minutes after the three escaped when a staff member saw the three inmates running and was able to catch Bruce.

Besides holding dangerous inmates, the Ohio State Penitentiary also holds some death-row inmates.

The release said the three were transferred to Youngstown at 10:55 a.m. today.

Read more about the escape, capture and transfer in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.