FRIDAY AFTERNOON TWO PRISON INMATES IN BOURBON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, were serving in a work-release program.  Their “occupational rehabilitation” project was painting the Millersburg Fire Chief’s Ford Bronco at the fire station while under the supervision of a police officer.

When a local burglary call came in, the officer responded to the emergency.  The two prisoners, feeling the need to respond also, took the chief’s car and drove away. 

While the police were preparing arrest warrants for theft and escape, the two jailbirds drove down to Tennessee, then turned around and headed back to Kentucky where the Bronco finally ran out of gas Saturday morning in Whitley County.  A Williamsburg police officer tracked them down to a wooded area near Interstate 75 and took them into custody.

It has not been reported on how much painting remains to be done on the chief’s car.

WKYT Ch. 27 has a video REPORT.

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