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2 inmates escape from Lincoln Correctional Center

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska prison officials say two inmates convicted of sexual assault have escaped from the Lincoln Correctional Center.

After a head count Friday afternoon, the Department of Correctional Services confirmed that 37-year-old Armon Dixon and 52-year-old Timothy Clausen were missing.

Dixon is in prison for charges including first-degree sexual assault, robbery and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony.

Department records also show Clausen is serving time for first-degree sexual assault of a child and tampering with a juror.

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