"Idaho Police Capture Escaped Inmate and Accomplice Linked to Hospital Ambush and Homicides"

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"Idaho Police Capture Escaped Inmate and Accomplice Linked to Hospital Ambush and Homicides"
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Skylar Meade, an Idaho inmate who escaped custody, was described as a "bright individual" by a former prosecutor but had acquired neo-Nazi tattoos while in prison. He and his alleged accomplice, Nicholas Umphenour, were captured after a two-day manhunt. Both were members of the Aryan Knights prison gang, and Meade was serving a 20-year sentence for firing shots at law enforcement officers. The former prosecutor, who initially found Meade to be respectful, was surprised by his transformation and the presence of white supremacist tattoos.

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