"Suffolk prisoner escapes from sheriff’s van; Was en route to Charlestown court" by Martin Finucane, Globe Staff | June 5, 2010
A prisoner facing armed robbery and drug charges in two separate incidents escaped yesterday afternoon from a Suffolk County sheriff’s van during a stop at East Boston District Court, authorities said.
Stephen Woodard, 20, initially fled on foot and then allegedly stole a Department of Public Works vehicle that was parked with the keys inside, officials said.
WHAT?!?!
Police pursued him through Chelsea, Revere, Everett, and Malden before he abandoned the vehicle, the Suffolk County sheriff’s office said in a statement. The search continued in a marshland area near Route 107 in Revere....
Trooper Thomas Murphy, a State Police spokesman, said last night that Woodard was still at large and troopers had suspended their search in the marshland area in Revere. State Police canine units and helicopters had combed the area during the day, Murphy said....
Think he drowned in there?
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WTF, Massachusetts?
