Sheriff: Two men who escaped from prison in Tennessee died in Wilmington after a chase
Two men who escaped prison in Tennessee were found dead in Wilmington, according to the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office.
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Tobias Carr, 38, Timothy Sarver, 45, and Johnny Brown, 50, were involved in a robbery at a convenience store in Sneads Ferry near Camp Lejeune, the sheriff's office posted on their Twitter page.
After robbing the store in Sneads Ferry, the trio led authorities on a chase across several counties before crashing their vehicle in Brunswick County.
Carr and Sarver died sometime after the police chase, officials said. It's unclear when the two men died or how they died. The State Bureau of Investigations has been brought in to investigate the two men's death, according to the Onslow County Sheriff's Office.
Brown is still on the run. Officials believe that the truck he was driving was spotted in the New River Valley area in Virginia.
The U.S. Marshals Service is assisting local law enforcement to help locate Brown, the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office said.
Brown was in jail on charges of driving on a suspended or revoked license, harassment, domestic assault and aggravated stalking, among others.
