Idaho inmate, accomplice captured nearly 130 miles from hospital where ambush and escape occurred

Idaho police arrested a prison gang member and an accomplice who helped him escape custody from a hospital early Wednesday, after ambushing officers, opening fire and striking two of them in what authorities believe was a planned attack. Now, police believe the two men were involved in two homicides that occurred while the two suspects fled. The shooting occurred at 2:15 a.m. when Idaho Department of Corrections officers were preparing to return Skylar Meade to prison.

third IDOC officer was injured after Boise police responded and fired at an armed individual near the hospital entrance. The IDOC officer was not seriously injured and received treatment. Mead and Umphenour were taken into custody during a traffic stop on Thursday afternoon in Twin Falls, nearly 130 miles from the hospital they'd fled.

Idaho State Police Lt. Colonel Sheldon Kelley told reporters, 'that’s one of the ways we tied them together,' referring to how they linked the suspects to the murders. Meade was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2017 for firing shots at a Twin Falls sheriff's sergeant during a high-speed chase. His prior convictions include felony possession of a controlled substance, grand theft, and introduction of contraband into a correctional facility.

Prior to the apprehension of the two men, Boise police announced they'd obtained a warrant for Umphenour’s arrest for aggravated battery against a law enforcement officer and abetting an escape. The warrant has a $2 million bond, police said. Fox News Digital’s Stephen Sorace and Bradford Betz, along with the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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