Could the criminal that tried to escape from police custody be given more charges after his attempt to escape?
Below is a video of Naquan Thompson, 22, making his great escape attempt outside of the police presinct.
ABC 7 News explains that Thompson was under arrest for armed robbery when he held up the Donhan Kills deli for $1200.
Before the escape, Thompson was on his way to court for his arraignment on those frist-degree charges; however, now that he pulled this stunt, he'll have to go back to court with more charges.
The New York Penal Code describes escape in the third degree as "when he escapes from custody" (Section 205.05). This is a class A misdemeanor, which could tack on no more than 1 year to his sentence (Section 70.15).
But, could his escape charge go up based on his crime?
I did some research and found that for robbery in the first degree, Thompson was looking at a class B felony (Section 160.15). This means that for escaping after "having been arrested for, charged with or convicted of a class A of class B felony" his escape charge could go up to escape in the first degree (Section 205.15). If this happens, his escape would be a class D felony, which would be an addition of no more than 7 years (Section 70).
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