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| Last 3 who fled halfway house back in custody |
| By Courier-Post |
| Published: 03/23/2004 |
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Corrections officials have captured the three remaining fugitives who had escaped from a halfway house last week. Eric Ward, 23, and Michael Hall, 24, surrendered to the N.J. Department of Corrections Fugitive Unit Sunday evening in the Camden area, said Matt Schuman, a department spokesman. Terry Singleton, 25,was arrested at 12:25 a.m. Monday on Howell Street, Schuman said. The men were taken to Riverfront State Prison, where they could face three to five years for escape charges, Schuman said. "We want to congratulate the fugitive units from this department, the State Police and surrounding law enforcement agencies for rounding up the walkaways so quickly," said Schuman. On Friday morning, Ward, Hall and Singleton were among seven men who escaped from Hope Hall, a Volunteers of America-run halfway house on Fairview Street. An official with the house said the men broke into a boiler room and broke a lock on a window. The men ripped off half a window screen, slipped through the window and jumped over a 7-foot fence. Hope Hall's 164 residents - who leave state prison within 18 months of their parole date to serve time in a halfway house - are not allowed to leave the facility until they complete a 90-day treatment period. |
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