2 Escape Jail and Go to IHOP, Where Patrons Report Them

2 Escape Jail and Go to IHOP, Where Patrons Report Them
A hole in the wall of a prison cell in Newport News, Va., on March 20, 2023. Newport News Sheriff's Office via AP
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—Two inmates in a Virginia jail used primitively made tools to create a hole in the wall of their cell and escape, only to be found hours later at an IHOP restaurant nearby, a sheriff said.

Authorities discovered the two men, ages 37 and 43, missing from their cell in the Newport News jail annex during a routine head count Monday evening, according to a statement from the Newport News Sheriff’s Office.