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Motive For Inmate Gino Hagenkotter's Escape May Be Related To Bucks County Ties: Reports Motive For Inmate Gino Hagenkotter's Escape May Be Related To Bucks County Ties: Reports
Motive For Inmate Gino Hagenkotter's Escape May Be Related To Bucks County Ties: Reports The motive behind the escape of Gino Hagenkotter, an inmate at a Philadelphia prison, is starting to become clear, according to multiple news reports. The 34-year-old serving a sentence at the Riverside Correctional Facility was supposed to be released to a transitional program this week, according to NBC Philadelphia and CBS News. However, Hagenkotter's release was was rescheduled to April 2024 due to a retail theft incident out of Bucks County, the outlets said. On Thursday, Nov. 30, the day he was supposed to be released, Hagenkotter escaped. Serving time for theft …

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by Mac Bullock & Cecilia Levine
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Manhunt Underway For Philly Inmate Who Escaped During Work Detail Manhunt Underway For Philly Inmate Who Escaped During Work Detail
Manhunt Underway For Philly Inmate Who Escaped During Work Detail Authorities in Philadelphia are looking for a prisoner who escaped custody Thursday afternoon.  Gino Hagenkotter, an inmate at the Riverside Correctional Facility, was on work detail at an orchard outside the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center when he walked off without permission around noon, according to the city Department of Prisons.  All of Philadelphia's prisons have since been placed on lockdown, they added.  Hagenkotter, 34, was serving a sentence for theft and burglary, was a "minimum custody" inmate, and met the criteria to do work outside the prison, offi…

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by Mac Bullock
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US Marshals Arrest Second Escaped Inmate In Philadelphia US Marshals Arrest Second Escaped Inmate In Philadelphia
US Marshals Arrest Second Escaped Inmate In Philadelphia Ten days after police say two inmates escaped from a Philadelphia jail, the search is over.  Ameen Hurst, 18, was taken into custody by US Marshals in West Philadelphia early on Wednesday, May 17, city Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said.  He was arrested at the 6100 block of Washington Avenue "without incident," she wrote.  Supervisory Deputy Robert Clark of the US Marshals Service told reporters at a press conference Wednesday morning that Hurst was arrested around 8:30 a.m. "after an aggressive night of negotiations with family members."  Clark said the Marshals' Fugitive Task Fo…

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by Mac Bullock
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US Marshals Capture Philadelphia Jailbreak Suspect At Chester County Hotel US Marshals Capture Philadelphia Jailbreak Suspect At Chester County Hotel
US Marshals Capture Philadelphia Jailbreak Suspect At Chester County Hotel Another suspect has been captured for his role in aiding two Philadelphia inmates in their escape from prison. Michael Abrams, 21, was captured by members of the US Marshals Service on Monday afternoon, May 15 at the Fairfield Inn in Berwyn, authorities announced. Abrams has been charged with criminal conspiracy, hindering apprehension, escape, and use of a communication facility. Michael AbramsUS Marshals Service Ameen Hurst, 18, and Naisr Grant, 24, cut a hole in the fence around the recreation yard at the Philadelphia Industrial Correction Center and escaped sometime Sunday, May 7. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Murder Suspect Aided In Philly Jailbreak, Police Believe Murder Suspect Aided In Philly Jailbreak, Police Believe
Murder Suspect Aided In Philly Jailbreak, Police Believe While one of the escaped inmates from Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center remains on the run, police have arrested a second suspected accomplice in connection with the breakout.  Jose Flores-Huerta, 35, was charged with criminal conspiracy and felony escape after city police issued a warrant for his arrest on Friday, May 12, the department said.  Flores-Huerta was being held in the same city jail that he's accused of helping Nasir Grant and Ameen Hurst escape from on May 7, according to police.  State court records show Flores-Huerta is charged with murder in an unrelated case fro…

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by Mac Bullock
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Suspect In Deadly Pat's Steaks Beating Accused Of Helping Philadelphia Inmates Escape Suspect In Deadly Pat's Steaks Beating Accused Of Helping Philadelphia Inmates Escape
Suspect In Deadly Pat's Steaks Beating Accused Of Helping Philadelphia Inmates Escape A suspect facing charges in the 2021 deadly beating outside of Pat's King of Steaks acted as an accomplice in the escape of two prisoners at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center. Ameen Hurst and Nasir Grant.Philadelphia City Officials Jose Flores-Huerta, 35, is the second person to be charged in the escapes of Nasir Grant, 24, and Ameen Hurst, 18, according to various news reports. Xianni Stalling was the first to be charged in the escapes. Flores-Huerta was also an inmate at PICC for the deadly beating of Isidro Cortes. Authorities have said that Grant and Hurst escaped the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Escaped Philly Inmate Busted By US Marshals Escaped Philly Inmate Busted By US Marshals
Escaped Philly Inmate Busted By US Marshals US Marshals arrested one of the two inmates who escaped from a Philadelphia jail late on Thursday night, officials say. Around 10:30 p.m. on May 11, Nasir Grant was taken into custody by federal agents on the 2800 block on West Dauphin Street in Strawberry Mansion, Marshals said.  @USMS_Philly investigators arrested Nasir Grant, 24, at approximately 1030pm in the 2800 block of W. Dauphin Street in Philadelphia. @PhillyPolice sought Grant for escaping a Philadelphia prison on May 7th. Marshals still seek Ameen Hurst, 18, who is still at large. pic.twitter.com/mNPNFzUjGM — USMS Philadel…

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by Mac Bullock
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Philadelphia Woman Aided Inmates' Escape, Police Believe Philadelphia Woman Aided Inmates' Escape, Police Believe
Philadelphia Woman Aided Inmates' Escape, Police Believe A 21-year-old woman faces criminal conspiracy charges for allegedly aiding the May 7 escape of two inmates from a Philadelphia jail.  Xianni Stalling of South Philadelphia was arraigned just after 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 11, state court filings show.  City police told Daily Voice she is charged with hindering apprehension, escape, and criminal use of a communications facility in addition to conspiracy. They did not say how they believe she aided in the jailbreak.  Authorities have said that Nasir Grant, 24, and Ameen Hurst, 18, escaped the facility on State Road sometime …

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by Mac Bullock
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Escaped Philadelphia Inmates Were Being Held On Homicide, Weapons Offenses Escaped Philadelphia Inmates Were Being Held On Homicide, Weapons Offenses
Escaped Philadelphia Inmates Were Being Held On Homicide, Weapons Offenses A manhunt was under way Tuesday, May 9 for a pair of inmates who escaped a Philadelphia correction center. Police say Nasir Grant, 24, and Ameen Hurst, 18, escaped the facility on State Road sometime Sunday, May 7. The two apparently cut a hole in a fence in the recreation yard and made their great escape. “Clearly the system screwed up and people didn’t do what they were supposed to do,” said Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney at a news conference Monday evening. Hurst has been tied to homicides dating back to 2020 while Grant was being held on drug and weapons charges since last September.

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by Cecilia Levine