Man accused of Covington murders attempts to escape jail - WDSU New Orleans

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St. Tammany Sheriff's Office reports that the fishy who is being accused of sidesplitting a retired pastor and a religion subordinate attempted to flight jail. Antonio Tyson, 49, is accused of sidesplitting Father Otis Young and his associate, Ruth Prats, and burning their bodies. Tyson attempted to flight St. Tammany Parish Jail earlier this week. Tyson was rebooked connected 1 number of attempted flight aft helium damaged jailhouse spot successful his attempt. Tyson was transferred to Angola Prison connected Saturday greeting connected an exigency instrumentality order. He was transported without incident. David Burns, 71, was besides arrested for 1 number of rule to attempted flight aft it was learned helium assisted Tyson successful his escape. Timeline:On Nov. 27, Covington constabulary responded to a study of a deed and tally adjacent St. Tammany Bike Trace and Bogue Falaya Towers Condominiums.Officers were fixed Ruth Prats' licence sheet from a witnesser connected the scene. When officers tried to interaction Prats, they couldn't find her. Police past contacted her family, who said they besides couldn't get successful interaction with her.Covington constabulary reviewed footage of the hit-and-run that showed Prats' car involved. Her telephone was pinged wrong a dumpster nearby, and a transgression probe was past launched.Prats was besides entered arsenic a missing idiosyncratic and reported her car arsenic stolen.On Monday, officers recovered Prats' car successful a Walgreens parking lot. According to police, Tyson and different achromatic female, who was not Prats, were taken into custody.After constabulary recovered Prats' car, they learned that Young was with Prats connected Sunday. When officers went to Young's apartment, they recovered helium was not there.Two bodies were past recovered successful the 600 artifact of East Gibson Street Monday astir 5:49 a.m.The bodies were recovered burned down the building.Video obtained by constabulary showed Tyson riding a bicycle past Prats' location astir 3:53 p.m. connected Sunday.According to Sgt. Edwin Masters, Tyson went to respective homes successful the country earlier knocking connected Prats' house.Tyson is seen connected video speaking to some Prats and Young for a fewer minutes.Around 3:55 p.m., constabulary accidental Tyson leaves and parks his motorcycle connected the broadside of a market store.At 4 p.m., constabulary accidental Tyson was seen walking up to Prats' beforehand doorway with what appeared to beryllium a weapon down his backmost successful a crouched position.Police accidental Tyson was past seen entering Prat's home.Prats' car is seen astir 5:14 p.m. backing retired of the driveway of the location and retired of the camera's view.Prats' car is past seen driving distant from the home.Covington constabulary accidental Tyson was seen astatine aggregate businesses connected Nov. 27 and Nov. 28 successful Prats' car. He was besides recovered connected information footage astatine a state presumption filling up a instrumentality of substance portion successful Prats' car, according to police.Prats' car was past seen connected information camera footage entering the transgression country connected Gibson Street.Police accidental Tyson has nary relation with St. Peters Church oregon the school.About the suspect:Tyson was arrested Monday and faces 2 counts of first-degree murder, 2 counts of second-degree kidnapping, 2 counts of obstruction of justice, 1 number of amerciable possession of stolen things, and 1 number of resisting an serviceman by giving a mendacious name.Tyson has a convulsive transgression history.Tyson was precocious released from Rayburn Correctional Facility situation aft pleading blameworthy successful 1993 to 1 number of forcible rape, 1 number of equipped robbery, and 1 number of burglary.He was sentenced to 40 years and served 31 years, according to Covington police.Police reports from the St. Tammany District Attorney's bureau shed airy connected the convulsive rape that Tyson was convicted of. Police said helium was 18 astatine the clip of the crime.According to the tribunal documents, the victim, a 54-year-old, said she woke up to 2 men successful her bedroom. She said she was pistol-whipped, tied up, and a pillowcase was placed implicit her head, and she was past raped by some men.Documents accidental she was told she would beryllium killed if she opened her mouth.According to the documents, the suspects stole her car, and the unfortunate was capable to interruption escaped aft they left.She past ran to a neighbor's location and called constabulary earlier being taken to a hospital.Tyson was tracked down successful the victim's car and arrested, according to the documents.The documents besides said that a achromatic loop utilized to necktie up the unfortunate was linked to Tyson done a fingerprint.Both Tyson and the different antheral progressive were convicted of the rape.

COVINGTON, La. —

St. Tammany Sheriff's Office reports that the fishy who is being accused of sidesplitting a retired pastor and a religion subordinate attempted to flight jail.

Antonio Tyson, 49, is accused of sidesplitting Father Otis Young and his associate, Ruth Prats, and burning their bodies.

Tyson attempted to flight St. Tammany Parish Jail earlier this week. Tyson was rebooked connected 1 number of attempted flight aft helium damaged jailhouse spot successful his attempt.

Tyson was transferred to Angola Prison connected Saturday greeting connected an exigency instrumentality order. He was transported without incident.

David Burns, 71, was besides arrested for 1 number of rule to attempted flight aft it was learned helium assisted Tyson successful his escape.

Timeline:

On Nov. 27, Covington constabulary responded to a study of a deed and tally adjacent St. Tammany Bike Trace and Bogue Falaya Towers Condominiums.

Officers were fixed Ruth Prats' licence sheet from a witnesser connected the scene. When officers tried to interaction Prats, they couldn't find her. Police past contacted her family, who said they besides couldn't get successful interaction with her.

Covington constabulary reviewed footage of the hit-and-run that showed Prats' car involved. Her telephone was pinged wrong a dumpster nearby, and a transgression probe was past launched.

Prats was besides entered arsenic a missing idiosyncratic and reported her car arsenic stolen.

On Monday, officers recovered Prats' car successful a Walgreens parking lot. According to police, Tyson and different achromatic female, who was not Prats, were taken into custody.

After constabulary recovered Prats' car, they learned that Young was with Prats connected Sunday. When officers went to Young's apartment, they recovered helium was not there.

Two bodies were past recovered successful the 600 artifact of East Gibson Street Monday astir 5:49 a.m.

The bodies were recovered burned down the building.

Video obtained by constabulary showed Tyson riding a bicycle past Prats' location astir 3:53 p.m. connected Sunday.

According to Sgt. Edwin Masters, Tyson went to respective homes successful the country earlier knocking connected Prats' house.

Tyson is seen connected video speaking to some Prats and Young for a fewer minutes.

Around 3:55 p.m., constabulary accidental Tyson leaves and parks his motorcycle connected the broadside of a market store.

At 4 p.m., constabulary accidental Tyson was seen walking up to Prats' beforehand doorway with what appeared to beryllium a weapon down his backmost successful a crouched position.

Police accidental Tyson was past seen entering Prat's home.

Prats' car is seen astir 5:14 p.m. backing retired of the driveway of the location and retired of the camera's view.

Prats' car is past seen driving distant from the home.

Covington constabulary accidental Tyson was seen astatine aggregate businesses connected Nov. 27 and Nov. 28 successful Prats' car. He was besides recovered connected information footage astatine a state presumption filling up a instrumentality of substance portion successful Prats' car, according to police.

Prats' car was past seen connected information camera footage entering the transgression country connected Gibson Street.

Police accidental Tyson has nary relation with St. Peters Church oregon the school.

About the suspect:

Tyson was arrested Monday and faces 2 counts of first-degree murder, 2 counts of second-degree kidnapping, 2 counts of obstruction of justice, 1 number of amerciable possession of stolen things, and 1 number of resisting an serviceman by giving a mendacious name.

Tyson has a convulsive transgression history.

Tyson was precocious released from Rayburn Correctional Facility situation aft pleading blameworthy successful 1993 to 1 number of forcible rape, 1 number of equipped robbery, and 1 number of burglary.

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He was sentenced to 40 years and served 31 years, according to Covington police.

Police reports from the St. Tammany District Attorney's bureau shed airy connected the convulsive rape that Tyson was convicted of. Police said helium was 18 astatine the clip of the crime.

According to the tribunal documents, the victim, a 54-year-old, said she woke up to 2 men successful her bedroom. She said she was pistol-whipped, tied up, and a pillowcase was placed implicit her head, and she was past raped by some men.

Documents accidental she was told she would beryllium killed if she opened her mouth.

According to the documents, the suspects stole her car, and the unfortunate was capable to interruption escaped aft they left.

She past ran to a neighbor's location and called constabulary earlier being taken to a hospital.

Tyson was tracked down successful the victim's car and arrested, according to the documents.

The documents besides said that a achromatic loop utilized to necktie up the unfortunate was linked to Tyson done a fingerprint.

Both Tyson and the different antheral progressive were convicted of the rape.

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