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| Man charged over alleged Salford prison van escape | Man charged over alleged Salford prison van escape |
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| A man has been charged with escaping lawful custody after two people were allegedly sprung from a prison van. | A man has been charged with escaping lawful custody after two people were allegedly sprung from a prison van. |
| Ryan McDonald, 20, of no fixed address, will appear at Manchester City Magistrates' Court on Monday. | Ryan McDonald, 20, of no fixed address, will appear at Manchester City Magistrates' Court on Monday. |
| He will appear alongside Anthony Smith, 20, also of no fixed abode, who is charged with assisting an offender. | He will appear alongside Anthony Smith, 20, also of no fixed abode, who is charged with assisting an offender. |
| Two people were allegedly sprung from custody on 30 April as the van made its way to court from a prison in Merseyside. | Two people were allegedly sprung from custody on 30 April as the van made its way to court from a prison in Merseyside. |
| Three other men appeared in court last week in connection with the alleged ambush. | |
| Stevie McMullen, 31, appeared at Manchester Crown Court charged with escaping lawful custody and was remanded in custody. | |
| Two other men are charged with assisting an offender. | |
| Mr McDonald was arrested during a raid on a house in Ordsall, Salford on Friday while Mr McMullen was arrested on 4 May after police stopped a car on the A6 near Lancaster University in Lancashire. | Mr McDonald was arrested during a raid on a house in Ordsall, Salford on Friday while Mr McMullen was arrested on 4 May after police stopped a car on the A6 near Lancaster University in Lancashire. |