Before being busted at the pancake chain, the pair dug a hole through jail walls using a toothbrush and metal object, officials said.
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According to a news release from the Newport News Sheriff's Office, the city's jail discovered discovered that the inmates were missing during a routine headcount around 7 p.m. EDT Monday night.
The two had dug a hole through one of the jail walls using "primitive-made tools" they constructed out of a toothbrush and metal object, the sheriff's office said. Those tools helped them access untied rebars in the wall, which they then used for the rest of their escape.
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Just keep digging, just keep digging.
Nemo and friend finally found… at IHOP
THOSE PANCAKES ARE WORTH THE DIGGING. 😂. I WONDER IF THEY LEFT A TIP.