KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An inmate who escaped from the Phelps County Jail in central Missouri on Friday night was captured by authorities Sunday in Ray County.
Jonathan S. O'Dell, 33, escaped the jail with another inmate, Steven Timothy Scott, by "comprising the structural integrity of the cell and exiting the building," according to the FBI.
Scott turned himself in shortly after escaping, but O'Dell remained at large.
Sunday, O'Dell was seen on D Highway and 13 Highway. Shortly after, around 5 p.m., he was taken into custody.
"We want to thank the public for their assistance, which ultimately led to his capture," a spokesperson for FBI Kansas City shared in a statement.
The FBI worked with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Ray County Sheriff's Office to take O'Dell into custody.
O'Dell is accused of firing a weapon at FBI special agents while they were executing a search warrant at his residence on Oct. 7, 2022.
He is also accused of federal charges of planning to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border to shoot illegal immigrants crossing into Texas and any U.S. Border Patrol employees and officers who attempted to stop him.
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