2 Murder Suspects Recaptured in Georgia

UPDATE Feb 13, 2026 5:44 AM CST

Two murder suspects who escaped from a county jail in Georgia Sunday night were recaptured a few miles away on Thursday. Sumter County Sheriff Eric Bryan said Thursday night that Rickey Martin, 20, and Kentravious Holmes, 21, were taken into custody at a home in Americus, Georgia, WSB-TV reports. The sheriff said a third person was detained at the scene. Both men were charged with murder in separate cases. Earlier this week, the sheriff told 13WMAZ that the inmates escaped through the roof of the Sumter County Jail. "We're also looking into the mechanical failures on some of the locks, which were compromised during the efforts or attempts to escape," he said.

Feb 9, 2026 5:18 PM CST

Two inmates facing charges that include murder escaped from a Georgia jail Sunday night. Rickey Martin, 20, and Kentravious Holmes, 21, were detained at the Sumter County Jail in Americus approximately 140 miles south of Atlanta, the AP reports. They were in custody on charges including murder, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery, according to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office. They escaped at around 9:30pm.

Both men have hair in untwisted dreads, authorities say, per WSB-TV. Martin is 5-foot-4 and weighs 120 pounds, per WSB-TV. Holmes is 5-foot-8 and weighs 155 pounds. He has several tattoos on his face and neck, including a "$" sign, a broken heart, and "Baby Kay" over his right eye, the sheriff's office said.

• Three inmates, including a murder suspect, escaped from a jail east of Atlanta in December. They attacked a Lyft driver, shoving her in the backseat, and drove her car to south Florida before they were captured, according to court records. Four men escaped a central Georgia jail in 2023.