Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 12, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free september a murder suspect escapes two heading Ley inmates caught after using wire cutters to flee by Kim Guttormson year old a Ontic was i i to Irlton not Cha Covaia by Kim gut Torrson staff reporter 3lice were still Hunting for an escaped prisoner last night after he and three others freed themselves from the Madingley jail Yard wednesday afternoon with a pair of wire while officials will Only say the four inmates managed to get through the Fence and wire cutters were a spokesman for the guards Union says a Brand new pair were left for them outside the somebody dropped off wire said Pat Joyce of the guards unit of the Manitoba government employees obviously these Guys had outside Greg assistant Deputy minister of said he comment on where the inmates could have gotten wire Cut 1 cant speculate on How they got he adding there were no Fence repairs Hap pening in that guards and heading Ley ramp officers nabbed two of the escapees within an hour after they swam the Assiniboine River and were walking near a 17 Ross escaped year old convict was picked up yesterday morning after spend ing the night in a vehicle near Oak the seemingly straightforward escape took place while eight inmates were attending a sweat Lodge ceremony while two guards supervised another group in the recreation Graceffo said the Cut Hole in the Fence want visible to the sweat Fedge cer which Are conducted three times a have been suspended until a report on the escape is Graceffo said Reg director of Security operations for Manitoba will conduct the which he expects to take a few in the Spring of a bloody riot rocked the jail and the corrections ten guards and 44 inmates were attacked by other and More than million in damage was caused to the last 12 inmates were sentenced for their part in the earlier this the free press reported that a High tech video monitoring system had been installed in the using voice Detec Tion and recording prisoner it can also lock Down the prison using sophisticated Joyce said the escape happened just As guards were beginning to feel Safe at the jail they were feeling a Little More secure and now its seen not to be so he we Dott have any cameras Graceffo said a motorized team patrols the outside of the Fence when inmates Are out Joyce said the inmates must have timed the escape to slip through the Slit in the Fence while the patrol was in another police believe the inmate still on the Loose was spotted yesterday morning in the Whyte Ridge wearing a White shirt and dark coloured William Adam Ross had just finished a 90day sentence at but was awaiting trial on a second degree Mur Der police say they consider Ross extremely he is described As 171 pounds and has several tattoos on his Stony inmate jailed another 9 months softy Mountain inmate involved it shutting drags into the my was sentenced to feb Tuii Fiffie months behind Bafs Sebastian Frank pleaded guilty the conspiring to traffic coca it after he was arrested along Wilt 3 other people last Luccis attest came after a lengthy joint operation Between ramp and Winnipeg dubbed opera Tion uncovered an Organ Ted pipeline of drugs inmates inside the according to Crown attorney Karen Stony Mountain inmates would place Calls to outside dealers the drags would then be smuggled into the prison in milk Cartons by a garbage collector who worked using a paid agent who organized drug buys and informed on police and ramp conducted Early morning raids in which resulted in Over a dozen Nucci already had a history of drug Grimes ing a 30 month sentence he was Given in 1996 after being arrested during a joint operation against the cites biker gang flood victims get say at Public meetings a Cross order examination of How to make the red River Valley bet Ter prepared for flooding will not Only hear from but also from those who fought the flood this Ted an engineering adviser to the International joint said Public meetings will be held some time during the next year to hear from those most affected by the theres a lot of experience out Bruce Canadian co director of the commissions task said and theres a lot of experience Rawson and Bailey were in Winnipeg for a research symposium on flooding sponsored by the University of Mani Tobas flood research network flood More than 100 representatives of Academia and from both sides of the met at Johns College yesterday and again today to discuss what information is lacking and where weaknesses in defences at yesterday afternoons round table participants dissected the planning for the Slobodan a civil Engi Neering professor at the u of m and a member of the inc task said the discussion examined the effect of downsizing the flood monitoring net As he said there was interest in How new such As Remote sensing can be combined with More traditional methods of Monitor Rawson said his group looked at where weakness in the planning sys tems Jack a history professor at the u of m who is on the flood net Adoc steering the idea behind the today meeting was to bring people from various disc All with an interest in today session will look at a num Ber of including How political and practical decisions made from 1950 on affected flooding this killer gets life for woman murder by Leah Janzen Law courts reporter a Man accused of stabbing and bludgeoning a family Friend to death during a drug induced rampage was sentenced to life in prison court heard Genaro who pleaded guilty to second degree Mur went to the Home of Nelita Debor in looking for a loan to buy who was the wife of the Man who sponsored Reyes into Canada from the said sending Reyes into a he pushed her Down a flight of stairs and proceeded to Stab her 53 times with a Kitchen knife and then bludgeoned her with a wooden saw finally he grabbed from her purse and who had no previous Crimi Nal was arrested a Short time defence lawyer Greg Brodsky described his client As a drug addict who committed an isolated and unhappy he said Reyes is full of remorse for his actions and would never have done such a thing if he had not been involved with Justice Benjamin Hewak characterized the murder As vicious to put it in the most charitable and told you appear to have been caught in a web of drug you dont appear to be a Reyes sat with his head in his hands As Hewak told him he would spend at least 10 years in prison before being eligible for with Coupon l i valid until september 15 10 Salmon steaks 20 10 Pickerel fillets 65 j limit one Coupon per per Purchase i Gimli fish Market tulips and daffodils your Spring Garden now and Garten Centt 2220380 Hiu Etridge Jurt it of Blu natural Gas furnaces i Energy efficient i reliable great West Plim who 786 h 41 j Hirahm Hihi my new raw Quad cab mow1h Stock concorde i Reba i m i on a remaining 97 Neon Mac come see 97 Viper 24w air Power mirrors Power door dual 132 air dual tilt 7 passenger carpeted 14 console mifa a ii Wei Luggage rack ing 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