Judicial information for “Organized gang escape and attempted murder” on a guard was opened Friday after the escape Tuesday of a prisoner of Osny (Val-d’Oise) during his transfer to hospital, the Pontoise public prosecutor’s office said on Saturday. The National Fugitive Search Brigade and the Versailles PJ are responsible for the investigation.
The fugitive, aged 28, had faked a suicide attempt on Tuesday evening and was transported to the Pontoise hospital center. Arrived at the emergency room, he was expected by at least one accomplice, armed with a long weapon, who quickly fired at an unarmed prison supervisor, hitting him in the back. The detainee, helped by his accomplice, fled in a vehicle. A third man who was on watch also fled with them, according to a police source. They are actively sought with the distribution of a sheet to services nationwide. The supervisor, protected by his bulletproof vest, was briefly placed in hospital for observation.
The man, from the community of Travelers, had been in pre-trial detention since October 1 in the investigation of an assassination committed at the end of September, according to the Pontoise prosecutor’s office. He is suspected of having killed an 18-year-old in Valenton (Val-de-Marne) on the night of September 28 to 29. He has also been convicted on multiple occasions, in particular for traffic offenses and aggravated acts of violence.