Murder victims in Idaho white supremacist prison break ID’d as men aged 83 and 72: Latest
Police investigating whether white supremacist fugitives are responsible for killings, one of which may have been a carjacking
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The identities of the two men who were possibly murdered in connection with an Idaho prison escape have been released by officials.
The bodies of James L Mauney, 83, from the Juliaetta area and Gerald Don Henderson, 72 were found as officials searched for 31-year-old Skylar Meade and Nicholas Umphenour, an inmate and a man who had been recently released.
Mr Henderson died from an apparent gunshot wound but his manner of death is pending an autopsy investigation. Mr Mauney was carjacked by the men as he was walking his dogs. His body was found near his home.
Thursday afternoon, police captured Meade, who is aligned with a white supremacist group, and Umphenour near Leland, Idaho.
The episode started around 2.15am on Wednesday. Meade escaped a Boise hospital where he was seeking treatment for an apparent self-inflicted injury. As officers worked to transport the man back to the prison, Umphenour pulled up to the ambulance bay and began shooting allowing Meade to escape into his car.
ICYMI: Escaped Idaho inmate and armed accomplice recaptured as two other men found dead
An escaped inmate and his armed accomplice have been located and taken into custody in Idaho, following a dramatic prison-break earlier this week.
Prisoner Skylar Meade, 31, who had previously been serving a 20-year sentence for shooting at a sheriff during a high-speed chase, was busted out of hospital in a night-time raid on Wednesday.
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Escaped Idaho inmate and armed accomplice recaptured as two other men found dead
Skylar Meade, 31, was busted out of hospital in a night-time raid on Wednesday
Police react to capturing Skylar Meade
“I am extremely proud of the entire Twin Falls Police Department and our partners,” Twin Falls Police Chief Craig Kingsbury said in a written statement. “Although one of our vehicles was damaged during the P.I.T. maneuver, there were no injuries to members of our community, our team, other law enforcement, or the suspects themselves.”
Police release photos of Skylar Meade’s arrest
Second suspected murder victim ID’d
Dennis Fuller, the coroner for Clearwater County said Gerald Don Henderson, 72, died from an apparent gunshot wound but that his manner of death was still pending an autopsy.
First murder victim identified in Idaho white supremacist prison break
The first homicide victim linked to an Idaho prison escape has been identified as a 83-year-old man, according to the Nez Pearce County Coroner’s Office.
The body of James L Mauney was found outside of Leland, Idaho. He’s from the Juliaetta area, officials said in a news release.
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First murder victim identified in Idaho white supremacist prison break
Police said that two homicide victims were potentially linked to the case
Police call attack ‘brazen, violent, and apparently coordinated’
Boise Police Chief Ron Winegar denounced the attack coordinated by an accomplice and escaped inmate on Wednesday.
“This brazen, violent, and apparently coordinated attack on Idaho Department of Corrections personnel, to facilitate an escape of a dangerous inmate, was carried out right in front of the Emergency Department, where people come for medical help, often in the direst circumstances,” Mr Winegar said.
“We caution anyone who may have contact with the suspects involved in this violent attack and escape to call 911 immediately and not confront them personally. They are armed, dangerous, and have shown they are willing to use extreme violence in furtherance of their criminal activity.”
Three prison officers shot as inmate dramatically broken out of Idaho hospital by gunman
Three Idaho Department of Corrections officers were shot as an inmate escaped from a hospital in Boise. Now, officials are looking for two suspects: The inmate and the man who attacked and fired at the officers.
Police say that the incident started at 2.15am on Wednesday when officials transported inmate Skylar Meade to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center for medical treatment.
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Prison officers shot as inmate breaks out of Idaho hospital with gunman
Skylar Meade had been transported to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center for medical treatment
What are the Aryan Knights, the gang escaped inmate is tied to
Skylar Meade, the inmate who escaped from the Idaho Department of Corrections on Wednesdayand his accomplice, Nicholas Umphenour, are both affiliated with a white supremacist prison gang called the Aryan Knights, law enforcement said on Thursday.
The Aryan Knights emerged in the mid-1990s to “organize criminal activity for a select group of white inmates within IDOC custody,” according to the Idaho District Attorney’s Office.
The group has white supremacist and white separatist ideologies. It is believed to have over 100 members inside and outside of IDOC. The group has used violence and threats of violence to target non-white inmates and other targeted inmates.
The Anti-Defamation League says the group will identify themselves with tattoos for the number “12” as well as “A” and “K”.
Police have asked people to be on the lookout for Skylar Meade, who sports a “1” and “11” tattoo as well as an “A” and “K”.