LEWISTON, ID — One of two men involved in a Boise prison escape in March has been transported to Nez Perce County to face murder charges of an elderly man killed during the escape.
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According to the Nez Perce County Prosecutor’s Office, Sylar Meade is accused of killing 83-year-old James Mauney near Leland and was formally indicated in June.
The prosecutor’s office says Meade has already pled guilty to planning and executing a prison escape.
Meade and his accomplice, Nicholas Umphenour, were on the run for about a day before being arrested and connected to two murders during the escape.
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