A man drowned Sunday evening in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) after having jumped in the Meurthe.
Aged 30, he had been wanted since July 11, when he escaped from the prison of Saint-Mihiel (Meuse).
Incarcerated to serve a sentence of eight years in prison, for aggravated violence and drug trafficking, to which were added road offenses, he had not returned to his cell after being granted leave, according to the story of France Bleu Grand Est. .
He had since been the subject of an arrest warrant issued by an examining magistrate from Bar-le-Duc.
False identity
The Public Prosecutor of Nancy, François Pérain, explained that the fugitive was spotted on Sunday evening around 11 p.m. by a crew from the BAC, in Saint-Max. According to the Republican East, he had just got out of a car to pick up a bag from the driver of another, before resuming his seat on the passenger side in the first car, which restarted. At the next red light, the police wanted to check the identity of the two men.
The fugitive gave a false identity before taking the direction of the Meurthe on foot.
There, he jumped from the bridge that connects Saint-Max to Nancy above the Meurthe.
Another police crew attempted to help the man, who was having difficulty swimming in the river.
Despite the intervention of the firefighters, the emergency services could only note his death.
An autopsy should be performed.
The Nancy judicial police were in charge of the investigation.
