ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - The escaped Allen Correctional inmate will be coming back to Allen County this week to face new charges.
47-year-old James Lee was indicted by an Allen County grand jury on the charge of escape, which is a felony of the 2nd degree. He could face up to an additional 8 years on the charge if he is found guilty. Lee is currently in the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, serving the 18 years he has remaining on his 2021 sentence for burglary, breaking and entering, and safecracking in Ohio, and the 8 years he got for the three charges in Kentucky from his capture in Henderson back in May.
On May 22nd, he and Bradley Gillespie escaped the Lima prison by leaving through the trash. Lee was captured after they crashed a stolen car during a chase in Henderson. Gillespie ran following the crash and drowned while he was eluding law enforcement.
