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An inmate successful Louisiana was recaptured overnight Friday, 2 days aft helium allegedly threw a chemic substance astatine a constabulary officer's look successful a daring situation escape.
Cecil Michael Stratton, 46, escaped from the Berwick Police Department jailhouse connected Wednesday portion "jailers were securing inmates during lockdown procedures," the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Department said successful a statement Thursday.
The sheriff's section said a "brief struggle" broke retired betwixt Stratton and the officers and a chemic substance was allegedly thrown into the officer's face. This allowed Stratton and different inmate, 22-year-old Brandon Brunet, to escape.
Officials said Brunet was recaptured a abbreviated clip aft the daring escape.
Stratton, who the sheriff's section said was known to person convulsive tendencies and had antecedently escaped from a situation successful North Louisiana, evaded constabulary until helium was recaptured overnight, successful Morgan City, officials said.
The sheriff's section said successful a statement Saturday greeting that Stratton was arrested aft the Morgan City Police Department received a ailment that helium was seen wrong a residence successful Morgan City. Eventually, Stratton was located lying connected the crushed successful a vessel astatine a concern successful Morgan City and taken into custody overnight Friday.
"The teamwork betwixt agencies and the relentless man-hours invested into locating and apprehending Cecil Stratton person paid off," St. Mary Parish Sheriff Gary Driskell said successful a statement. "I would similar to convey the men and women of each the agencies progressive for the teamwork they person displayed implicit the past 3 days."
Stratton and Brunet are facing charges of disarming a constabulary officer, artillery connected a constabulary officer, aggravated battery, aggravated flight and unauthorized introduction of a captious infrastructure. Bail for Brunet was acceptable astatine $500,000.
The sheriff's section said the probe is ongoing and further charges are expected.
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