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Escaped Idaho Prisoner Recaptured, Three Accomplices Charged
Loaded on May 1, 2024
published in Prison Legal News
May, 2024, page 23
A two-day manhunt ended on March 21, 2024, with the capture of escaped Idaho prisoner Skylar Meade, 31. Three alleged accomplices have also been arrested, including fellow Aryan Knights gang member Nicholas Umphenour, 28, who was held before his January 2024 release with Meade at Idaho Maximum Security Institution.
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