Louisiana inmate threw chemical substance at police officer in daring prison escape, officials say

Louisiana inmate threw chemical substance at police officer in daring prison escape, officials say

An inmate in Louisiana was recaptured overnight Friday, two days after he allegedly threw a chemical substance at a police officer’s face in a daring prison escape. Cecil Michael Stratton, 46, escaped from the Berwick Police Department jail on Wednesday while “jailers were securing inmates during lockdown procedures,” the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Department said…

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Man living in Louisiana connected to Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, U.S. says

Accused Hamas conspirator pleads not guilty in Louisiana to allegedly helping with Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel

LAFAYETTE, LA — Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub al-Muhtadi, a man accused of participating in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack in Israel, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in federal court in Louisiana.  Al-Muhtadi, 33, appeared before a judge for an arraignment in an orange prison jumpsuit, shackled at the hands and feet. As he entered the…

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