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They escaped from jail using a toothbrush — then were captured at an IHOP

Virginia police say two men used "primitive-made tools constructed from a toothbrush and metal object" to tunnel out of a cell wall on Monday. They were arrested 10 miles away the next morning.
The Newport News Sheriff's Office says Garza and Nemo are back in custody, with escape-related charges pending.

Two men managed to crawl and climb their way out of a Virginia jail on Monday, but their escape was cut short when police arrested them at a nearby IHOP the next morning.

The in Newport News, about an hour's drive north of Virginia Beach, says 37-year-old John Garza and 43-year-old Arley Nemo are back in custody and

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