Two murder victims linked to Idaho fugitives ID’d as coroner says at least one was shot: Latest

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.

“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.”

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.

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.

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 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.

Michelle Del Rey reports:

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 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”.