Update: Mother Arrested, Accused of Helping Son Escape Arkansas Jail
By: KARK 4 News, Little Rock, AR
Updated: June 1, 2012
(Texarkana, AR) -- An arrest is made as two murder suspects who escaped jail in Miller County remain on the run.
Authorities arrested Charlene Stewart, 55, of Texarkana late Tuesday night on two felony warrants.
She's identified as the mother of Quincy Stewart, 36, a man who reportedly escaped jail with Cortez Hooper, 23, on Monday morning.
The Miller County Sheriff's Office says it believes the mother provided the blades the men used to cut through a jail window.
She awaits extradition from across state lines in Bowie County, Texas.
Authorities arrested Charlene Stewart, 55, of Texarkana late Tuesday night on two felony warrants.
She's identified as the mother of Quincy Stewart, 36, a man who reportedly escaped jail with Cortez Hooper, 23, on Monday morning.
The Miller County Sheriff's Office says it believes the mother provided the blades the men used to cut through a jail window.
She awaits extradition from across state lines in Bowie County, Texas.
