Flores-Huerta was charged with two felonies related to the prison break. Stalling, Abrams, and Woods were each charged with four felonies for allegedly helping Hurst and Grant escape. Hurst was taken into custody without incident along with his brother, Amir Woods. Nine days after the escape, a family member of 18-year-old Hurst called law enforcement to negotiate his voluntary surrender, the marshals service said.Īfter negotiations failed and the family missed three deadlines to turn Hurst in, marshals went to a residence where they believed Hurst would be hiding out and captured him entering a car with his mother and brother. Grant was found three days after the escape in Philadelphia, disguised in “full female Muslim garb” and a head covering, according to the US Marshals Service. Marshals followed dozens of tips during their manhunt for Hurst and Grant, and the investigation spanned Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware. Police say Abrams and Hurst are affiliated with the same gang. The Uber was called to an intersection more than two miles away from the prison and drove the escapees to an address in South Philadelphia.ĭuring the ride, Hurst called someone named “Mike,” whom police identified as Michael Abrams, the court documents state. Stalling’s name was also used to book an Uber ride for Hurst and Grant after the pair broke out. At the end of the call, Hurst was recorded saying, “Love ya Xiang.” The number Hurst called that Sunday afternoon prior to the escape belonged to 21-year-old Xianni Stalling, according to the documents. Inmates recaptured four others charged with helping them escape and evade captureīoth inmates were caught by US marshals within 10 days of the escape and four additional people now face charges for helping them escape prison and evade capture. “Clearly the system screwed up and people didn’t do what they were supposed to do,” said a visibly frustrated Mayor Jim Kenney the Monday after the escape. Nearly all of this was caught on camera, though Philadelphia law enforcement did not notice for nearly 19 hours, court documents say. They climbed over two additional barbwire barriers and rushed off into the night. Hurst and Grant then snuck out an exit and moved through a hole cut in a prison fence. They crawled to the shower area of their cell block and waited for Jose Flores-Huerta, another inmate checking the guard tower, to give the all-clear, an affidavit of probable cause states. Hurst and 24-year-old Grant slipped out of their cells around 8:30 p.m.
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