Crime & Safety

Police: Escaped Prisoners Spotted in Butler

Residents are asked not to approach the two if encountered, but to call 911.

Two escaped prisoners from a Hunterdon County correctional facility were spotted in Butler Friday afternoon, police said.

said Michael Bentley, 23, of Lincoln Park, and Corey Agostarola, 21, of Pine Hill, were last seen together by a local resident in the vicinity of Maple Lake Road at approximately 2 p.m.

UPDATE: Corey Agostarola was captured Friday night in Pine Hill.

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The two, along with two others who have been apprehended, escaped on Sunday from the Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility in Annandale, according to Philly.com. The two reportedly would have been eligible for parole in March, and officials say it was the second time Bentley has escaped from jail.

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They were driving a blue Ford F150 pickup truck with an ATV in the bed, police said. The truck has New York license plates, though a number was unknown, police said.

Police said the search has been on for the two since they escaped the facility Sunday night.

Police described the two as white males and Bentley is reportedly 5-foot-10, 160 pounds and Agostarola  5-foot-11, 200 pounds.

If residents encounter the two, police ask them not to approach the pair but instead call 911.


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