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Idaho Inmate and Accomplice to Face Court After Hospital Escape

The escape involved an armed ambush at a Boise hospital, leading to a 36-hour manhunt.

  • Two members of an Idaho white supremacist prison gang, including inmate Skylar Meade, are due in court following a hospital ambush that facilitated their escape.
  • Nicholas Umphenour, accused of aiding the escape, faces charges of aggravated battery on an officer and using a deadly weapon.
  • The escapees are also suspected in the deaths of two men in Idaho, with victims identified as James L. Mauney and Gerald Don Henderson.
  • The Aryan Knights prison gang, described as a 'scourge' in Idaho's penitentiary system, counts Meade and Umphenour as members.
  • During the escape, two corrections officers were wounded, and a third was mistakenly shot by police, though all are expected to recover.
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