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Former Escapee Who Failed To Show Up To Court Will Face Up To 14 Years In PA Prison: DA Former Escapee Who Failed To Show Up To Court Will Face Up To 14 Years In PA Prison: DA
Former Escapee Who Failed To Show Up To Court Will Face Up To 14 Years In PA Prison: DA A central Pennsylvania man is on the run-- again. Dwayne H. Yates, 37, of Harrisburg, was convicted for the felony charge of illegal possession of a firearm on Thursday, according to a release by the Dauphin County district attorney’s office. He texted his attorney “moments before opening statements” that he was not going to be in attendance, according to the DA. In his absence and after only 30 short minutes of deliberation, Yates was sentenced to 84-168 months or 7 to 14 years in state prison on Tuesday morning, according to the release. “The evidence against Yates was overwhelming,…

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