A 21-year-old man who determined to flee jail with just some months of his sentence left has been jailed for 40 years.

Shunekndrick Huffman fled Central Mississippi Correctional Facility on 25 August final 12 months, broke into a close-by dwelling and held individuals at gunpoint.

He stole a automotive from certainly one of them, however needed to flee on foot when he crashed it.

Huffman was discovered hiding in a bin at Mississippi State Hospital in Whitfield, about two miles from the jail, and was locked up once more inside hours.

He was serving a seven-year sentence for aggravated assault on the time, along with his anticipated launch about 4 months away in December.

The ill-advised jail break means he may very well be in his sixties earlier than he can stroll free.

A decide gave him 40 years in state jail on Monday after he admitted kidnapping costs, stated Rankin County district lawyer Bubba Bramlett.

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The correctional facility’s boss, Burl Cain, informed native TV that safety can be improved to forestall future escapes.

He was additionally pressured to apologise on the time of the incident after a siren to alert locals to an escaped convict did not go off.