A 22-year-old man, considered "
dangerous
", escaped on Saturday afternoon from La Talaudière prison (Loire), a week after his arrest following a series of violent attacks committed with a teenager from 15 years old, we learned this Sunday from the Saint-Etienne prosecutor's office.
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He took advantage of a blind spot in the exercise yard to escape the old-fashioned way, by climbing the fence surrounding the exercise yard with a sheet and then the perimeter wall of the detention center. in less than three minutes
, ”according to video surveillance, a prison union source told AFP. "
This dangerous man, who opened fire on several occasions during extortion, is actively sought
", added David Charmatz, public prosecutor in Saint-Etienne.
Indicted on Monday evening like his 15-year-old companion by an investigating judge for "
attempted extortion with a weapon and theft with a weapon
", he had been remanded in custody at the La Talaudière detention center, near Saint -Etienne.
The teenager had for her part been released under judicial supervision in a home of the Judicial Protection of Youth.
“
Bonnie & Clyde
”
The arrest by the gendarmerie on January 29 in La Fouillouse (Loire), of this couple nicknamed "
Bonnie & Clyde
" by the investigators, intervened after they had chased in the car a seller of contraband cigarettes on a highway of the Stephanoise region.
They then hit their victim's vehicle while opening fire on it to seize the cargo.
The previous weekend, they had tried to seize a German sedan in Feurs (Loire) under threat by shooting several times in the direction of its owner, without reaching him.
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In both cases they had come into contact with the victims by internet, seeking to trap them during their meeting
", according to the prosecutor Charmatz.
Already wearing an electronic bracelet in execution of a prison sentence, the escapee has 24 convictions on his criminal record.