Man Gets 40 Year Jail Sentence After Escaping Shortly Before Completing A 7-Year Sentence Behind Bars

Shunekndrick Huffman had been on track for release from Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in August of the previous year, but he chose to escape.

At that moment, he was merely four months away from completing a seven-year term for aggravated assault, a conviction dating back to 2019.

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Following his escape from prison, the 21-year-old forcefully entered a property where he held a parent and two daughters at gunpoint.

Subsequently, Huffman made off with their car, leading to a pursuit that ended in a crash. He then fled on foot, heading towards the Mississippi State Hospital campus.

Law enforcement finally apprehended him after discovering him concealed within a bin.

Having admitted guilt for two counts of kidnapping, Huffman was handed a forty-year prison sentence.

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney, Bubba Bramlett, commended the efforts of the officers who were responsible for capturing the criminal, as stated in his announcement.

He said: “The excellent and efficient work and cooperation of MDOC officials, state officials, the Pearl Police Department, Rankin County Sheriff’s Department, and other agencies involved in this tense manhunt led to the successful apprehension of this escaped convict."

After the getaway, Burl Cain, the director of the correctional facility, mentioned that they were implementing enhancements to their security systems.

Cain expressed regret over the failure of the sirens, which were supposed to sound off and alert the staff about the escape.

Speaking last year, he said: “We are very sorry because the local community is a valuable resource for us."

"We are immediately correcting the situation with the siren and actively investigating the events surrounding the escape."

"I want to thank everyone for helping us get this escapee back in custody so quickly."

Unfortunately, prison escapes are a familiar phenomenon, and there have been some incredibly strange ones that could easily be mistaken for scenes from a movie.

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Let's take the case of Richard Lee McNair, for instance. McNair was no stranger to the US prison system, having served time for both murder and burglary. He made multiple attempts to escape from custody and prison.

However, his most well-known endeavor occurred in 2006. While engaged in yard work at the United States Penitentiary in Pollock, Louisiana, McNair managed to slip away from the officers.

Interestingly, McNair had created what he called an 'escape pod,' complete with a breathing tube. He concealed himself beneath a pile of mailbags.

After the mended mailbags reached an external warehouse, McNair used a tool to free himself and swiftly made a run for his freedom.

Indeed, he quite literally mailed himself to escape from prison.

A few hours later, McNair was stopped by Officer Carl Bordelon while he was sprinting alongside a railroad track.

Even though McNair mistakenly provided Officer Bordelon with two different names - Robert Jones and Jimmy Jones - he skillfully persuaded the officer to release him.

He managed to convince Bordelon that he was merely on a jog and had come to the town to assist with post-Hurricane Katrina repair efforts.

McNair was eventually recaptured in October 2007 after successfully making his way to Canada.