Idaho Inmate on the Run After ‘Brazen’ Escape Leaves 3 Officers Wounded
A manhunt is underway for an Idaho inmate and his accomplice after the pair staged a “brazen, violent, and apparently coordinated” overnight jailbreak that left three corrections officers wounded, authorities said.
The ambush occurred in the ambulance bay of Boise’s Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center around 2:15 a.m. on Wednesday morning as officers were readying to transport Skylar Meade back to prison, the Boise Police Department said in a news release.
Meade had been brought to the hospital on Tuesday night after what Idaho Department of Corrections Director Josh Tewalt characterized as “injurious behavior” left him with self-inflicted wounds on his face and body. As Meade was being prepared for transport, a gunman arrived on the scene and opened fire, hitting two officers, according to Boise Police Chief Ron Winegar.