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Walker County, Ga., inmates captured in Chattanooga

Nick Shell and David Watson
Nick Shell and David Watson Nick Shell and David Watson

UPDATE: The two inmates and their female accomplice have been captured in Chattanooga, according to a news release from the Walker County Sheriff’s Office.

All three were arrested on 14th St. Thursday afternoon and have been taken to the Hamilton County jail.

Shell and Watson have been charged with escape and Walters has been charged with aiding escape.

photo Michele Walters

ORIGINAL STORY: The Walker County (Ga.) Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for two inmates who walked away from a civilian-supervised work detail on Wednesday at around noon in LaFayette.

Nick “Nick Nick” Shell, 38, and David Watson, 48, are the inmates. Also wanted for questioning in relation to this incident is 48-year-old Michele Walters.

The suspects may be driving a White Oldsmobile Bravada.