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Paulding County Escapee Takes His Own Life

Paulding County Sheriff's Office

A Paulding County rape suspect who escaped from custody last week is dead.  Sheriff's deputies say 32-year-old Branden Powell committed suicide last night during a standoff at his parents' home in Antwerp.  Powell overpowered a deputy during transport from a mental hospital last Friday.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.