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Lansing Inmate Convicted on Escape Charge

By Greg Bebermeyer

12/06/2016

(KNZA)--A Lansing Correctional Facility inmate has been found guilty of escaping from the prison in 2013.

According to a news release from Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, 53-year-old Scott Gilbert was convicted Monday of aggravated escape from custody following a bench trial.

Sentencing was set for December 19th.

Gilbert was previously convicted of 10 felonies in Platte County, Missouri for crimes committed after his escape from the Lansing prison. He was sentenced in Missouri to 128 years in prison.

At the time of the escape, Gilbert was serving a prison sentence for burglary and theft.

He escaped with two other inmates, Randy Riddens and Allen Hurst, in May 2013.

Riddens previously pleaded guilty to aggravated escape and was sentenced to 122 months in prison.

Thompson said Hurst is still awaiting trial on an aggravated escape charge.

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