Accomplice in prison break walks free after nearly two years
8:54 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The woman who helped a convicted murderer escape from prison in a dog crate is out of federal prison.
Toby Young was released May 23 from a halfway house after serving nearly two years at the Federal Detention Center in Houston.
The former prison volunteer helped John Manard escape inside a dog crate.
Two years ago, she snuck him out in a van she used for a dog training program at the prison.
Toby Young, 49
Lansing Prison Escape
- Lansing inmate steals prison van, escapes (February 12, 2006)
- Police: Escapee may have absconded with a Safe Harbor for Pets director (February 13, 2006)
- Police find van used in prison break (February 13, 2006)
- Officer fired for failing to follow protocol (February 24, 2006)
- Lansing escaped prisoner, volunteer to be extradited following arrest in Tennessee (February 27, 2006)
- Inmate escapes for love (March 9, 2006)
- Woman involved in prison escape posts bond (April 27, 2006)
- Prison volunteer pleads guilty to helping killer escape (June 1, 2006)
- Husband of woman who helped inmate escape files for divorce (June 23, 2006)
- Inmate who escaped from correctional facility in dog crate faces charges (July 28, 2006)
- Toby Young faces federal charges in dog crate escape August 17, 2006)
- Tipster thinks he should get reward in Toby Young arrest (August 21, 2006)
- Leavenworth inmate waives hearing, pleads not guilty in prison escape case (December 7, 2006)
- Prison escapee John Manard receives 130 months (February 2, 2007)
- Dog handler pleads guilty to federal charge (March 28, 2007)
- Woman faces sentence for aiding in prison escape (June 18, 2007)
- Prosecutors seek longer sentence for prison break aid (August 18, 2007)
- Woman gets 27-month sentence for helping escapee (August 29, 2007)
- Inmate accused in dog crate escape to answer firearms charge (April 7, 2008)
- Accomplice in prison break walks free after nearly two years (May 28, 2008)
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