A woman and child helped a man escape from lockup in a remote Alaska village, officials said.
The 35-year-old man was accused of driving an ATV while intoxicated, Alaska State Troopers said in a Feb. 18 dispatch. The man fled when police from Stebbins tried to arrest him on Feb. 14, troopers said, but officers eventually caught up to him and placed him in a holding cell.
Hours later, a 21-year-old woman and a juvenile, whose age wasn’t provided, showed up to the public safety building, where they “assaulted the jail guard, broke cameras off the wall and damaged the cell door as they helped” the 35-year-old escape, troopers said.
Troopers based in Nome flew to the village on Feb. 15 and found the 35-year-old at home, where he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, escape, resisting arrest, criminal mischief and a probation violation, troopers said.
The 21-year-old was arrested on suspicion of criminal mischief, assault, escape and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to troopers. She also had a pair of unrelated warrants, according to troopers.
Defense attorney information for the man and woman didn’t appear to be available Feb. 20.
Recommended charges for the juvenile were forwarded to juvenile justice officials, troopers said.
Stebbins is about 120 miles southeast from Nome and is accessible by air.
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