2 Virginia inmates tunneled out of jail with a toothbrush and traveled 7 miles to go to IHOP, cops said

• Two men made a daring escape from a Virginia prison using a toothbrush and untied rebar.

• After they snuck out, they walked close to 7 miles to an IHOP one town over.

• Bystanders spotted them at the IHOP and called police, who detained the inmates.

Two Virginia inmates who broke out of their jail cell with a toothbrush tasted sweet freedom for a day at an IHOP miles away before they were caught.

According to the Newport News Sheriff's Office, two inmates were missing during a headcount on Thursday. The pair, John M. Garza and Arley V. Nemo, had used "primitive tools," including a toothbrush and untied rebar, to dig a hole out of their cell wall, and scaled a wall to make a daring escape, the department said.

"The two men began to exploit a construction design weakness utilizing primitive-made tools constructed from a toothbrush and metal object," NNSO said in a press release. "Those tools facilitated their access to untied rebars between the walls. Once gaining access to the rebar, they used it to further make their escape."