UPDATE: 3:40 p.m. - March 21, 2024
The manhunt for the two men involved in Wednesday morning’s shooting in Boise has ended with both men now in custody.
During a press conference, it was announced that Skylar Meade and Nicholas Umphenour were arrested on Thursday afternoon in Twin Falls.
Both suspects have been on the run since early Wednesday morning, after a shooting at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, which left three Idaho Department of Correction officers wounded.
One officer has been released from the hospital, and the two others who were injured remain in the hospital undergoing care.
Both officers are expected to survive.
IDOC Director Josh Tewalt says the department’s initial review shows Wednesday morning's transport for Meade's medical care was done in line with IDOC policies and procedures.
He also says Meade was in restraints while being escorted out of the hospital.
During the press conference, Idaho State Police said they are investigating whether the two men also be tied to two additional homicides in Nez Perce and Clearwater County, Idaho.
Officials say Meade's shackles were found at the scene of one of the ongoing homicide investigations.
The pair was previously seen in Missoula, on Wednesday, the Missoula Police Department confirmed with MTN News.
ISP officials say the grey Honda Civic seen leaving the scene of the shooting Wednesday morning was reported stolen.
Both Meade and Umphenour are affiliated with the Aryan Knights white supremacist prison gang. IDOC officials say the two men shared relationships with people both in and out of prison.
They were both housed in the same section of Idaho's maximum security prison from December 2020 until Umphenour's release in January 2024.
(second report: 2:49 p.m. - March 21, 2024)
The Boise Police Department has announced that an inmate and his accomplice who escaped from a hospital in Boise on Wednesday have been arrested in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Inmate Skylar Meade, 37, and his accomplice, Nicholas Umphenour were taken into custody on Thursday afternoon following a brief vehicle pursuit.
The pair had been seen in Missoula on Wednesday evening, according to the Missoula Police Department.
(first report: 2:36 p.m. - March 21, 2024)
Local law enforcement has confirmed that an inmate and his accomplice who escaped from a hospital in Boise on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 were seen in Missoula
According to a Gallatin County Sheriff's Office Facebook post, the suspects are now believed to be driving a silver Chrysler Pacifica minivan.
Inmate Skylar Meade, 37, fled after his accomplice, Nicholas Umphenour, allegedly ambushed and shot at two corrections officers at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise early Wednesday morning, according to Scripps News.
The Missoula Police Department has confirmed that Meade and Umphenour were seen in Missoula Wednesday evening.
They are no longer believed to be in the area any longer and there is no threat to the public.
Meade is described as being 5'6" tall and weighing 150 pounds and has face tattoos with the numbers 1 and 11, representing A and K, the first and 11th letters of the alphabet, that representing the Aryan Knights gang he affiliated with, officials said.
Umphenour is 5'11" tall, weighs 160 pounds and has brown hair and hazel eyes, police said.
Anyone who sees either suspect should not approach them and call 911.
