Armed, dangerous, and on the run. Not something we hear often in Boise–but police had to work overtime, statewide, to track down two wanted suspects after a prison break early the morning of Wednesday, March 20th of 2024.
The story was like something you would see in a movie or crime series–a prisoner sent to the hospital to be treated for wounds early in the morning had an accomplice waiting outside. Upon the prisoner being returned to transport while exiting the hospital, a gunman fired shots at officers of the Department of Correction–and the prisoner made a run for it.
The prisoner, Skylar Meade, successfully escaped with his accomplice and the pursuit made national headlines as they ran across the entire State of Idaho evading police…