A 30-year-old man, escaped from the Saint-Mihiel (Meuse) detention center, drowned in the Meurthe near Saint-Max (Meurthe-et-Moselle) in the night from Sunday to Monday while he was trying to escape the police, the Nancy prosecutor announced on Monday, October 18.
The man, convicted on several occasions for aggravated violence, traffic offenses and drug trafficking, was "
wanted as an escapee
" because he had not returned to the prison after being granted leave, the public prosecutor told AFP. Republic of Nancy, François Pérain.
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According to this magistrate, the police officers of the BAC of Nancy had spotted the fugitive Sunday evening.
During a check, the man fled "
in the direction of the Meurthe by running
", before jumping into the river, he said.
Noting that he was having "
difficulty swimming
", a policeman tried to "
rescue him
", but the man eventually sank.
He was found by firefighters several meters deep, still according to François Pérain.
An investigation to find the causes of death was opened, entrusted to the Territorial Directorate of the Judicial Police of Nancy, and an autopsy required.
