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April 23, 2002
Judge Orders Men Charged With Escape To Watch 'Cool Hand Luke'
The Associated Press
AZTEC, N.M. — A judge has ordered two inmates accused of walking away from a work detail to watch "Cool Hand Luke," a movie starring Paul Newman as a prisoner who is killed after repeatedly escaping a chain gang.
Dalet Flores, 29, and Raymond Holguin, 22, were arraigned Monday before state District Judge George Harrison on felony charges of escape in connection with an April 4 incident.
They were patching holes in the road when they walked into the desert — toward a SWAT training exercise being held nearby by area law enforcement officers.
"This was the work release that had the entire SWAT team and dogs training nearby," Harrison commented.
"I think we'll have everybody (at the jail) watch ¹Cool Hand Luke' this week," he said.
Flores had only one more day behind bars before he fled the work detail, his attorney, Cosme Ripol, told the judge.
Holguin admitted trying to escape. "I just walked away," he said.
Flores was serving seven days for driving on a suspended license and having no insurance. Holguin had served 60 days of 131-day sentence for probation violations.
Both men now face up to five years in prison if convicted of escape.
Judge Orders Men Charged With Escape To Watch 'Cool Hand Luke'
The Associated Press
AZTEC, N.M. — A judge has ordered two inmates accused of walking away from a work detail to watch "Cool Hand Luke," a movie starring Paul Newman as a prisoner who is killed after repeatedly escaping a chain gang.
Dalet Flores, 29, and Raymond Holguin, 22, were arraigned Monday before state District Judge George Harrison on felony charges of escape in connection with an April 4 incident.
They were patching holes in the road when they walked into the desert — toward a SWAT training exercise being held nearby by area law enforcement officers.
"This was the work release that had the entire SWAT team and dogs training nearby," Harrison commented.
"I think we'll have everybody (at the jail) watch ¹Cool Hand Luke' this week," he said.
Flores had only one more day behind bars before he fled the work detail, his attorney, Cosme Ripol, told the judge.
Holguin admitted trying to escape. "I just walked away," he said.
Flores was serving seven days for driving on a suspended license and having no insurance. Holguin had served 60 days of 131-day sentence for probation violations.
Both men now face up to five years in prison if convicted of escape.