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Escaped inmates found

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VINITA, Okla. - Police say two men are back in custody after escaping from the Northeast Oklahoma Correctional Center Saturday. 

John Shepherd Jr. and Jason Pedro were first reported missing around 8 a.m. Saturday. A head count verified the two men's disappearance. 

Police say the two men were found later Saturday night during two separate traffic stops. 

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