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| Canadian prison inmates arrested after 'spectacular' helicopter escape | Canadian prison inmates arrested after 'spectacular' helicopter escape |
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| Two prison inmates climbed into a hijacked helicopter to make a daring daylight escape from a jail outside Montreal, authorities said on Monday. | Two prison inmates climbed into a hijacked helicopter to make a daring daylight escape from a jail outside Montreal, authorities said on Monday. |
| The inmates later exchanged gunfire with police at rural cabin following a car chase. Both inmates were recaptured. | The inmates later exchanged gunfire with police at rural cabin following a car chase. Both inmates were recaptured. |
| Police said the helicopter pilot was held hostage in the Sunday jail-break and was not a suspect. He was treated for shock in hospital. | Police said the helicopter pilot was held hostage in the Sunday jail-break and was not a suspect. He was treated for shock in hospital. |
| Quebec provincial police spokesman Benoit Richard said Monday that they had arrested four people about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the Saint-Jerome prison from which the inmates escaped. Police said they followed the helicopter until it landed, and then chased a car until it reached a rural cabin. | Quebec provincial police spokesman Benoit Richard said Monday that they had arrested four people about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the Saint-Jerome prison from which the inmates escaped. Police said they followed the helicopter until it landed, and then chased a car until it reached a rural cabin. |
| "When they got out of their vehicle they started shooting at police officers," Richard said. | "When they got out of their vehicle they started shooting at police officers," Richard said. |
| Two of the suspects then broke into the cabin and the residents fled unharmed. | Two of the suspects then broke into the cabin and the residents fled unharmed. |
| Two of those arrested Sunday were inmates Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau, 36, and Danny Provencal, 33. Hudon-Barbeau was arrested first and police cornered Provencal later in the evening, after establishing a security perimeter around a building where he had barricaded himself. Richard said Provencal had surrendered peacefully after negotiations continued through the night. Police found one of the other suspects on a highway. | Two of those arrested Sunday were inmates Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau, 36, and Danny Provencal, 33. Hudon-Barbeau was arrested first and police cornered Provencal later in the evening, after establishing a security perimeter around a building where he had barricaded himself. Richard said Provencal had surrendered peacefully after negotiations continued through the night. Police found one of the other suspects on a highway. |
| Richard said the charges could include attempted murder, hijacking an aircraft, evasion, possession of restricted weapons and breaking and entering. The suspects are due in court on Monday afternoon. Richard said the accomplices are known to police. | Richard said the charges could include attempted murder, hijacking an aircraft, evasion, possession of restricted weapons and breaking and entering. The suspects are due in court on Monday afternoon. Richard said the accomplices are known to police. |
| On Sunday afternoon police received a call from the staff at the Saint-Jerome jail, reporting the escape at about 2.20pm local time, Richard said. The prison's warden told police that Hudon-Barbeau and Provencal had grabbed a rope dropped from the helicopter to make their getaway, Richard said. | On Sunday afternoon police received a call from the staff at the Saint-Jerome jail, reporting the escape at about 2.20pm local time, Richard said. The prison's warden told police that Hudon-Barbeau and Provencal had grabbed a rope dropped from the helicopter to make their getaway, Richard said. |
| Quebec provincial police tracked down the helicopter used in the escape to Mont-Tremblant, about 53 miles (85 kilometers) away from the jail but only the chopper's pilot was still at the scene. Police called the pilot "an important witness". | Quebec provincial police tracked down the helicopter used in the escape to Mont-Tremblant, about 53 miles (85 kilometers) away from the jail but only the chopper's pilot was still at the scene. Police called the pilot "an important witness". |
| "It's spectacular. It's out of the ordinary," Quebec police spokesman Gregory Gomez Del Prado said. "Three were in custody within five hours. The fourth was in custody around midnight." | "It's spectacular. It's out of the ordinary," Quebec police spokesman Gregory Gomez Del Prado said. "Three were in custody within five hours. The fourth was in custody around midnight." |
| Gomez Del Prado said the two inmates escaped from the prison yard. Police said Hudon-Barbeau had suffered an injury during the incident, unrelated to the shooting, and was under guard in a hospital. | Gomez Del Prado said the two inmates escaped from the prison yard. Police said Hudon-Barbeau had suffered an injury during the incident, unrelated to the shooting, and was under guard in a hospital. |
| According to a provincial police report, Hudon-Barbeau was arrested in November on two firearm related charges and associating with people with criminal histories. The arrest came as part of an investigation of a double murder in Quebec. | According to a provincial police report, Hudon-Barbeau was arrested in November on two firearm related charges and associating with people with criminal histories. The arrest came as part of an investigation of a double murder in Quebec. |
| A Montreal radio station, 98.5 FM, said it received a call Sunday from a man claiming to be Hudon-Barbeau, who said he was "ready to die" as he tried to evade police. | A Montreal radio station, 98.5 FM, said it received a call Sunday from a man claiming to be Hudon-Barbeau, who said he was "ready to die" as he tried to evade police. |
| "The way they're treating me in there, it's unreal," the man told the radio station. "They won't let me be. They put me back in prison for nothing." Authorities did not immediately respond to the claims made in the radio station interview. | "The way they're treating me in there, it's unreal," the man told the radio station. "They won't let me be. They put me back in prison for nothing." Authorities did not immediately respond to the claims made in the radio station interview. |
| Yves Galarneau, the correctional services manager who oversees the Saint-Jerome jail, said he'd never seen anything like the dramatic escape in more than three decades on the job. | Yves Galarneau, the correctional services manager who oversees the Saint-Jerome jail, said he'd never seen anything like the dramatic escape in more than three decades on the job. |
| Galarneau said there are no security measures in place at the prison to prevent a helicopter from swooping down from above. "This is the first time this has occurred in a Quebec facility," Garlarneau said. "An assessment will be carried out. We will be looking at what further steps can be taken." | Galarneau said there are no security measures in place at the prison to prevent a helicopter from swooping down from above. "This is the first time this has occurred in a Quebec facility," Garlarneau said. "An assessment will be carried out. We will be looking at what further steps can be taken." |
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