UPDATE: TBI has placed both men on its Top 10 Most Wanted list as the hunt for them continues.
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ORIGINAL STORY: A man who was previously the subject of a manhunt in Marion County is once again on the run.
Dewayne Lee Halfacre, 43, of Lynchburg, Tennessee, and 28-year-old Jonathan Cody Baxter, of Murfreesboro, escaped from the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center early Wednesday after overpowering a detention officer before climbing over razor wire, according to Rutherford County Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh.
The escape happened around 12:40 a.m., according to the sheriff's office.
Jonathan Cody BaxterSheriff's deputies and Murfreesboro Police are searching the area with the help of K-9 tracks and a Tennessee Highway Patrol helicopter. Detectives also are investigating.
The detention officer was treated by paramedics.
Both Halfacre and Baxter were last wearing white T-shirts and orange pants.
Halfacre was being held for aggravated assault and aggravated robbery. He was involved in a five-day manhunt in Marion County in January that involved personnel from 17 law enforcement agencies. He was on the run after robbing a story in Almaville, Tennessee. During the hunt, he stole a deputy's car, later crashing it.
Baxter was being held for failing to appear in court on a theft charge.
If anyone spots the escapees, call 911 immediately. Do not approach them.