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An officer spotted the two vehicles on East Yakima Avenue but they refused to stop for the officer.

The courthouse remains closed and many trails have been postponed until later this year.

Authorities from around the valley and the state worked together last week to find the six escapees and get them back into jail today.

A news release from the sheriff's office says the U.S. Marshal’s Service reward for the previous 5 inmates was up to $1,000. They have decided to raise the reward of up to $3,000.

If you know the whereabouts of these inmates you are asked to call the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office at 574-2500 or 911.

If you know the whereabouts of these inmates you are asked to call the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office at 574-2500 or 911.

The Yakima County Sheriff's office is investigating and the Yakima County Department of Corrections is conducting an independent internal investigation.

The Yakima Health District's public health partnerships Director Lilian Bravo says they've been able to identify some of the people who may have been exposed. They're offering free vaccine.

Columbia Legal Services and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) represented the two people who were unable to post bail or not released after paying bail, because of the immigration hold placed upon them under Yakima County’s former policy.

Two other men are charged in the homicide, 20-year-old Julian Luis Gonzalez and 25-year-old Deryk Alexander Donato. Both men are from White Swan.