MASON COUNTY, Ky. —

One escaped inmate from the Brown County Jail has been captured, but another remains at large and is believed to have been "contained in a large wooded area" in northern Kentucky.

Deputies said Roy Butler and Jerry Cooper broke through a window at the jail Monday night and got over a fence. Advertisement

Investigators say the two crossed the Ohio River in a stolen paddleboat but split up once they got into Dover, Kentucky, which is between Maysville and Augusta, and where the search has been focused for four days.

Deputies found Butler Tuesday, shirtless. He was in jail on drug trafficking charges. Cooper, who is still on the run, is charged with attempted murder.

Investigators said Cooper allegedly shot a man in the chest earlier this year. He is accused of sho

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