| Seven Face Charges For Harbouring Criminals |
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A group of mates are in hot water for aiding and abetting two prisoners who escaped from Risdon last month. Several alleged offenders have been nabbed, in what's thought to be the largest number of people charged with harbouring a criminal in Tasmania. It's after 22 year old James Peter Sampson and 19 year old Kyle Leslie Lynch took off from the Ron Barwick Minimum Security facility at Risdon Prison on January 21, leading police on a 5 day man hunt throughout the state. The two were eventually arrested at a house in Exeter. A 22 year old man from Derby will appear in the Launceston Magistrate's in April, The other six will front at a later date. |
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