DOVER, Ky. —

A manhunt continues for an escaped inmate from the Brown County Jail believed to have been "contained in a large wooded area" in northern Kentucky.

It all started Monday, Sept. 15 at the Brown County Jail. Advertisement

One week ago, deputies said Roy Butler and Jerry Cooper broke through a window at the jail and got over a fence.

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 the next day. He was in jail on drug trafficking charges. Cooper, who is still on the run, is charged with attempted murder. According to the FBI, Cooper was being held while he awaited trial for his alleged ro

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