Philly prison escape: Prisoner arrested in deadly beating at Pat's Steaks charged for allegedly helping inmates escape Philly jail phillyvoice.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phillyvoice.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Nasir Grant, 24, who had been in jail awaiting gun and drug charges, was arrested by U.S. Marshals on Thursday night after he and Ameen Hurst, 18, escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Facility by cutting a hole in a fence outlining the perimeter of the prison. Hurst, an alleged killer, remains at large.
A 21-year-old woman allegedly helped inmates Ameen Hurst and Nasir Grant escape from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center in Holmesburg on Sunday night, authorities said. Xianni Stalling, 21, was arrested and charged Thursday. Police say she allegedly had a phone call with one of the men before the escape.
The Philadelphia Department of Prisons denied claims made by the local correctional officers' union that the escape of Ameen Hurst, 18, and Nasir Grant, 24, was connected to staffing shortages at the Holmesburg jail on Sunday night. The city claimed a document stating armed guards were not stationed at the perimeter of the facility was 'forged.' Last week, AFSCME Local 159 held a unanimous 'no confidence' vote in Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney.