Canada - Two inmates escape St-Jerome prison in a helicopter

[wfgodot]

Two escape from St-Jérôme prison via helicopter (Montreal Gazette)

MONTREAL — The Sûreté du Québec is hunting for two inmates who escaped from prison Sunday afternoon and used a helicopter to flee.
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Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau said he was fed up with prison and prepared to die.

“The treatment that they’re subjecting us to make no sense,” Hudon-Barbeau told radio station 98.5 FM. “I am ready to die. My life is over.”

He said he had been shot in the calf, but was not badly injured.

“I’m not badly hurt, I made a tourniquet,” he told the radio station. “The problem is that this is going to end badly. I find that sad. I’m only 36 years old.”

The provincial police force said the two prisoners escaped from St-Jérôme detention centre 60 kilometres northwest of Montreal, about 2:20 p.m. Sunday.

Police found the helicopter later in the afternoon near Mont Tremblant, north of St-Jérôme, with the pilot on board.
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more, with a picture of Hudon-Barbeau, at the link

 

[wfgodot]

List of helicopter prison escapes (Wiki)

 

[matou]

The pilot had been hired by two people for a tour of the Mont-Tremblant area on Sunday afternoon, reporter Maxime Landry said. Once in the air, one of the people pulled out a weapon, pointed it at the pilot's head and ordered him to fly to the prison.

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/ente...n+helicopter/8111885/story.html#ixzz2NqFlTPTW

 

[matou]

Hudon-Barbeau is alleged to have ties to the Hell's Angels.

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/ente...n+helicopter/8111885/story.html#ixzz2NqFsvmWe

 

[matou]

List of helicopter prison escapes (Wiki)

Apparently France is a great place to escape prison via helicopter. LOL

 

[wfgodot]

Hudon-Barbeau has that "anti-hero" look that could play well in the press and portions of the public if this turns into an extended on-the-run story. I see the other escapee's named Danny Provençal. Perfect! Hope they catch 'em quick but there's always been something about a good train robbery, bank or jewel heist, or helicopter escape that is very interesting.

 

[matou]

Authorities say the escapees flew to a wooded area near Entrelacs, a few kilometres northeast of Saint-Jérôme.

Radio-Canada reports the search is taking place near Argile Lake. Police have set up a perimeter around the area and are asking for reinforcements from other police forces.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/03/17/quebec-prisoners-escape-saint-jerome.html

 

[matou]

A Montreal radio station says it received a call from a man claiming to be one of the two inmates.

The man told 98.5 FM he was "ready to die."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/03/17/quebec-prisoners-escape-saint-jerome.html

 

[wfgodot]

Apparently France is a great place to escape prison via helicopter. LOL

The mode of escape has a sort of existential, Camus-like quality.

 

[Snoopster]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/03/17/quebec-prisoners-escape-saint-jerome.html

Police said they arrested inmate Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau and two other suspects. The second inmate, Danny Provencal, remains at large. Police say an operation is currently underway in Chertsey, Que.

One down, one to go.
whoops! I forgot that wfgodot was cheering for these anti-heroes.

 

[wfgodot]

The storyline's all on Danny Provençal's shoulders now! And how stupid do you have to be to escape in a frickin' helicopter but then get caught four hours later? Jeesh, Hudon-Barbeau (smh). What was he doing, still yakkin' with the FM station? Good work by Sûreté though, good job.

 

[wfgodot]

The Associated Press ‏@AP
Police locate, surround second inmate who made helicopter escape from jail in Quebec -RJJ

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Authorities late Sunday located the second inmate and said a security perimeter had been set up around the area where 33-year-old Danny Provencal has been found.
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http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2-inmates-escape-quebec-prison-helicopter

 

[mysteriew]

This one reads like an action movie. But somehow it seems a little simplified. I wonder how many people were involved in this?

 

[Unscripted]

Second escapee, Danny Provencal, peacefully surrenders to police early Monday morning:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/03/17/quebec-prisoners-escape-saint-jerome.html

We're sorry Your Honour, it just started out as an innocent run to St. Hubert for Poutine au Poulet...

 

[wfgodot]

This started as a late-period Scorsese classic, devolved into an HBO mini-series, and wound up as a sitcom pilot.