The prisoners dug a tunnel to freedom with a toothbrush to have dinner (4 photos)
Two inmates from Virginia escaped from prison and went to local restaurant. They used a toothbrush to dig through tunnel to freedom, but were arrested after a few hours. 
According to the Newport News Sheriff's Office, prisoners John Garza, 37, and Arlie Nemo, 43, were captured at a restaurant IHOP, offering specialty pancakes, about 12 kilometers from Newport News prison, from which they had escaped a few hours earlier.
Garza and Nemo used a "primitive instrument made by from a toothbrush and a metal object "to crack the wall of his chamber and gain access to loose reinforcing bars between walls. Then they used rebar to make a small hole. in the wall and climb through it, said the sheriff.
After leaving the prison cell, the men climbed over the wall and fled. They ended up at the International House of Pancakes in Hampton, where the police soon arrested them. IHOP visitors noticed two prisoners and called the police, the sheriff's office said. 
“I express my gratitude to the police department Newport News, Hampton Police Department and Police Department James City County for their assistance in returning these prisoners for bars,” Sheriff Gabe Morgan said. - Besides, I'm grateful citizens who saw Garza and Nemo at IHOP and notified law enforcement agencies. This is evidence that citizens are ready help law enforcement." 
Garza, a native of the Hamptons, was held under allegations, including contempt of court and breach of probationary period. Nemo, a resident of Gloucester, was serving time for credit card fraud, credit card theft, forgery documents, storage of tools for hacking, theft in especially large size, contempt of court and violation of probation.
The sheriff reported that the prisoners took advantage of the "weakness building structure" to escape. According to the office, currently a group of engineers checks the safety of the facility and, based on the results verification will ensure its strengthening.
