34 NEWS The Edmonton Sun n Tuesday, March 19, 2013
SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR, TWITTER @SBATS1; INFOGRAPHIC BY TARA CORRAN/QMI AGENCY
MONTREAL — �e four suspects arrested in Sunday's brazen daylight jailbreak appeared in court Monday afternoon and together face 25 charges, including attempted murder, breaking and entering,
and hijacking an aircraft.�e four, two inmates
from Quebec's Saint-Jerome maximum-security jail and two suspected accomplices, will appear in court again on April 16 and remain in jail until then.
Inmates Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau, 36, and Dany Provencal, 33, were whisked away by hijacked helicopter Sunday afternoon from the jail courtyard.
�e two suspected accomplices are Mathieu
Steven Marchiso, 20, and Yage Beaudoin, 24.
Police would not say how the inmates and the suspected accomplices knew each other.
— QMI Agency
Up, up and away
QUEBEC
It was like something out of a Bond movie — two Canadian inmates broke out of prison in broad daylight by climbing into a helicopter hovering over a prison northwest of Montreal
Police eventually found the helicopter back in Mont-Tremblant. Only the pilot was in it. The men, meanwhile, escaped in a white Cadillac Escalade — with police on their tail.
Once in the air, the men reportedly pulled out a gun and ordered the pilot to fly to Saint-Jerome detention centre
Mont-Tremblant
Chertsey
Saint-JeromeAround 2 p.m.: The helicopter arrived at the prison and hovered over the jail. Ropes were lowered. Two inmates climbed the ropes. Both fugitives were reported to be injured during the escape.
arrested on foot around 4:15 p.m.
allegedly broke into a chalet in Chertsey. Police said officers caught them around 7:30 p.m. as they tried to escape from the home.
sugar shack, also in the town of Chertsey. Police said he gave himself up just after midnight.
Officers located the Cadillac and the suspects
Two men posing as tourists hired a chopper for a tour from Heli-Tremblant in Mont-Tremblant
Feb. 24 Trikala Prison, Greece Escapee: Panagiotis Vlastos
March 22Sheksna, Penal colony N17, RussiaEscapee: Alexey Shestakov
June 25 Isle of Wight , U.K.Escapee: Brian Lawrence
July 23 Bruges, Belgium Escapees: Ashraf Sekkaki plus three other criminals
April 27 Domenjod Prison, Reunion, FranceEscapees: Juliano Verbard, Alexin Jismy, Fabrice Michel
Feb. 22 Korydallos Prison, Greece Escapees: Vasilis Paleoko-stas, Alket Rizai
Oct.28 Ittre prison, Belgium Escapee: Nordin Benallal
July 15 Grasse prison, France Escapee: Pascal Payet
April 15 Lantin Prison, Liege, Belgium Escapee: Eric Ferdinand
June 6 Korydallos Prison, Greece Escapee: Vassilis Paleokostas
How it happened
The escapeesBENJAMIN HUDON-BARBEAU, 36: Was in jail for possessing drugs and a handgun.DANNY PROVENCALmonths for a home invasion and arson.
Successful attempt
Failed attempt
Saint-Jerome holds about 480 inmates
There are no security measures in place at the jail to prevent a helicop-ter from swooping down from above.
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It was like something out of a Bond movie — two Canadian inmates broke out of prison in broad daylight by climbing into a helicopter hovering over a prison northwest of Montreal
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