Mother helps son in jail break

Miami - An armed fugitive whose mother and friends broke him out of jail by ramming a powerful truck through the fences of a …

Miami - An armed fugitive whose mother and friends broke him out of jail by ramming a powerful truck through the fences of a Florida prison was recaptured yesterday after killing a civilian in a car crash, police said.

Jay Junior Sigler (31) was serving a 20-year sentence for armed robbery. He and one of the men who helped him escape were arrested in Pompano Beach, Florida, after smashing their car into another vehicle while trying to elude police, killing the driver. His 58-yearold mother had been arrested earlier.

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