Sunday, July 31, 2011

Tangipahoa escapee turns himself in


Sedrick Smith, 33, who escaped from custody on July 22 while being transported to the Catahoula Parish Jail, turned himself in to U.S. Marshals early Sunday.

Sedrick Smith
Smith, of Greensburg, was in jail on armed robbery charges and surrendered to Marshalls in Livingston Parish and was booked into the Livingston Parish Jail on fugitive charges from Tangipahoa Parish.

Smith somehow broke free of his shackles, assaulted the transport deputy, broke the rear window of the transport vehicle and escaped on foot. An intense manhunt ensued for about 30 hours before Tangipahoa Parish officials called in off, speculating that Smith had headed west towards Baton Rouge.

In addition to his charges of armed robbery, Smith now faces charges of aggravated escape and second-degree battery on a police officer.

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