Two prisoners used a toothbrush to create a vacuum on a cell wall e escape from a prison in Virginia, United States. But what seemed like a leak from a movie had an unexpected ending.
John Garza, 37, and Arley Nemo, 43were reported missing from their cell at the Newport News Jail during a regular head count Monday night, according to a statement from the local sheriff’s office.
According to a preliminary investigation, the criminals exploited a weak point in the construction of the prison and used tools consisting of a toothbrush and a metal object to access the bar between the walls, then used it to carry out his escape, warn official sources.
After escaping from his cell, they scaled a retaining wall around the prison and achieved their long-awaited freedom. But that was for a few hours.
The prisoners are filmed in a restaurant
The criminal couple, on the other hand, was found 11 kilometers apart in International House of Pancakes (IHOP)a chain of restaurants in Hampton, where police arrested them Tuesday for eating waffles.
Authorities had enlisted the help of neighbors and possible witnesses to find out the whereabouts of the men.
He Sheriff Gabe Morgan In a statement, he thanked the Newport News Police Department, the Hampton Police Department and the James City County Police Department for their help in trying to recover the detainees.
“This situation reinforces what we always say: ‘Look at something, say something,'” said Morgan, who assured that a specialized team is working to prevent further leaks.
The causes of the prisoners
John Garza, who lives in Hampton, had been arrested on charges of contempt of court, theft and credit card fraud, forgery, possession of burglary tools, grand larceny, contempt and probation violation.
Meanwhile, Gloucester resident Arley Nemo was in custody on charges of credit card fraud, forgery, grand larceny and probation violation.
Charges relating to the escape are pending.watches as the sheriff promises to investigate the incident which will hopefully “minimize the chances of such an event happening again,” he reports The mirror.
The case of the murderer of Alex Murdaugh
The situation occurs after the convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh he was forced to move to a secure area of the prison out of fear that inmates would attack him, local media said.
Disgraced South Carolina attorney was sentenced to to life in prison for the murders of his wife Maggie, 52, and their youngest son, Paul, 22.
The woman was shot four to five times with a shotgun and her son twice with a shotgun in the kennel near their rural home in Colleton County in June 2021.
According to the South Carolina Department of Corrections, Murdaugh is being held in a single cell away from other inmates.
They also warn that food is brought to his cell and that he is constantly monitored as he awaits his transfer to a new prison.
Source: Clarin
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