Inmate who escaped during father’s funeral sentenced

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A D.C. inmate who escaped from custody while he was released from jail to attend his father’s funeral has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison.

Twenty-six-year-old William Brice Jr. was sentenced to 10 years for a shooting and robbery in Northeast Washington and 16 months for the subsequent escape in which he eluded authorities for nearly two years.

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