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Manhunt Underway After North Carolina Jail Break

Five men escaped from the Nash County Detention Center by sneaking through a hole in the exercise yard fencing. Two of the men were captured late Monday night; three are still at large.

Three men are still at large after five inmates broke out of a North Carolina jail on Monday afternoon.

The five men forced their way through a fence in the exercise yard of the Nash County he has been asking county leaders for facilities upgrades for the past few years.

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