ANGOLA, La. (AP) - An official at a maximum-security prison in Louisiana says an inmate serving time for murder was captured during an attempted escape.
The Advocate reports guards found inmate Emmanuel Scott on the roof of a building at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Assistant warden Gary Young said guards launched a search Thursday night after a headcount of the prisoners came up short.
Young said the inmate “never was outside of his secured area” and the prison’s security protocols resulted in a quick capture.
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Scott has been imprisoned at Angola since 2009 after he was convicted of second-degree murder in Caddo Parish. Young said he will be charged with attempted escape.
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Information from: The Advocate, https://theadvocate.com
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