Police said Nicholas Umphenour is suspected of shooting two corrections officers in Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Centers ambulance bay. He and inmate Skylar Meade drove off after the shooting.

Authorities are searching for a white supremacist Idaho prison inmate and an accomplice who fled after the accomplice shot and wounded corrections officers as they were transporting the inmate from a Boise hospital, according to police.

Police said Nicholas Umphenour is suspected of shooting two corrections officers during Wednesday’s ambush in the ambulance bay at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. A warrant with a $2 million bond has been issued for his arrest on two charges of aggravated battery against law enforcement and one charge of aiding and abetting an escape, police said.

He and inmate Skylar Meade drove off early Wednesday after the shooting in a gray 2020 Honda Civic with Idaho plates. It’s not known where they are or where they are headed, police said Wednesday evening.

    • FilterItOut@thelemmy.club
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      8 months ago

      It will depend on the state’s laws, but often the level of crime for attempted murder is the same as for aggravated battery/assault. Especially if the battery/assault is on uniformed personnel. The difficulty of proving the mens rea for assault/battery is much lower than that of attempted murder. Thus, they charge for the crime they can much more easily win on in court.