Post by Scumhunter on Feb 26, 2024 13:59:21 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: nbcnews.com via Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office)
From nbcnews.com:
A Louisiana inmate in custody on a second-degree murder charge escaped Sunday after pepper spraying his transporting deputy and stealing her vehicle, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said.
Leon Ruffin had been transferred from the corrections center to a local hospital around 12 p.m. after suffering a possible seizure. He was discharged around 6:30 p.m. and escorted back by a deputy.
As the deputy was leaving the hospital with Ruffin in the vehicle, he "created some type of disturbance." The deputy got out of the car and opened the door to check on Ruffin when he pepper sprayed her, Sheriff Joe Lopinto said in a press conference.
Ruffin escaped in the vehicle. His whereabouts are unknown.
“I really don’t believe he has anything to lose,” Lopinto said. “He’s in for a second-degree murder for life in prison at this point in time, so I definitely consider him armed and dangerous by all means.”
The deputy had her pepper spray, taser and weapon on her as Ruffin escaped and was able to fire three shots at him. It remains unclear if any rounds hit Ruffin.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/louisiana-murder-suspect-escapes-custody-pepper-spraying-deputy-steali-rcna140465
Thoughts? This is a breaking news national news coverage case so Ruffin is at large at the moment of posting (Feb. 26th, 2024). Article doesn't say who to call if you have info so for now I'd just say your local police or crime stoppers line.
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