‘Escape’ will lead to more prison time for drug dealer

(WJAR) — A convicted drug dealer from Woonsocket will spend more time in prison after he walked away from a halfway house and wasn’t caught until almost three months later.

James Ruth, 37, has reached a plea deal with the feds on an escape charge, according to new court filings.

Prosecutors claim Ruth left the halfway house in Pawtucket on May 6 for an approved walk, but then did not return…

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