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Five Days Missing: Okfuskee County Inmate Escapes Through Wall, Killed in OHP Shooting

Joshua Butler escaped through infrastructure flaws and a broken lock, remained missing for five days before being fatally shot by Oklahoma Highway Patrol near Wetumka.

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An inmate in Okfuskee County jail serving multiple life sentences escaped and went unaccounted for five days before anyone noticed, the sheriff said.Joshua Butler escaped from the Okfuskee County jail on Dec. 20 by removing a wall-mounted sink and breaking through a concrete wall to access plumbing areas that led to an exterior door, said Sheriff Logan Manshack. However, the sheriff said he didn't know Butler was missing until December 25.WATCH:…

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KOKI broke the news in Tulsa, United States on Friday, January 2, 2026.
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