Skylar Meade and Nicholas Umphenour.Photo:Boise Police Department/Facebook
Boise Police Department/Facebook
Idaho State Policeannounced the news in a release, stating that both males were taken into custody just after 2 p.m. local time “with no further incident or injury” after a “vehicle pursuit involving multiple law enforcement agencies.”
A third person was arrested along with them: a woman named Tonya Huber, who prosecutors allege may have helped them during their time on the run,theTodayshow reported. She was driving one of the cars when Meade, 31, and Umphenour, 28, were arrested.
It was during that time when authorities believe the two coordinated an escape plan.
It began Tuesday when Meade — who was still behind bars, serving nearly 8 years of a 20-year sentence for having shot at a deputy in 2016 during a high speed chase — was transported to the Saint Alhponsus Regional Medical Center for self-inflicted injuries.
Idaho State Police
All three officers survived, but Meade and Umphenour fled in a gray 2020 Honda Civic with Idaho license plates. The car was located in northern Idaho Thursday, police said Thursday.
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“What we know, with near certainty, this was not an accident,” Josh Tewalt, director of the Corrections Department, explained. “This was a planned event. And we’re channeling every resource we have into trying to understand exactly how they went about planning it."
Meade and Umphenour will be arraigned in Twin Falls County Court on Friday at 1:30 p.m., according to Twin Falls County Prosecutor Grant Loebs,NBC News reported. It’s unclear if either have obtained council.
As for the homicide, police said the names of the victims and causes of death will be released at a later date. The homicide investigation is still ongoing.
source: people.com
