The 39-year-old man is currently in police custody at Montauban police headquarters and is expected to be brought before the court prosecutor on Sunday. In addition to not following instructions, he is certainly also accused of endangering the lives of several people when he sped across the road at full speed in the afternoon.
According to our information, the man is known to the police and the judiciary in particular because of his radicalisation and has an entry in the S-file. (…)
The two men who were on board the car with him are immediately arrested and questioned. (…) At around 7 p.m., the police succeeded in arresting the man not in his home, but on a public street in Montauban. La Dépêche
(…) The suspect justified his refusal to comply by saying that he had been drinking alcohol and did not want to risk losing his driving licence as he had a job interview the previous evening (Monday, August 14). (…)
The 39-year-old man, who has already spent 17 years of his life in prison, has 19 entries in his record listing his criminal convictions. (…)
(…) Frédéric continued his escape on foot, while the two passengers were quickly arrested by the police. Almost at the same time, the younger of the two men received a call from Frédéric on his mobile phone: “Allah akbar! I’m going to put on my explosive belt and blow them all up.” The tension rises immeasurably (…).
The court finally imposed twelve months in prison without parole, the cancellation of his driving licence with the possibility of retaking it in a year, and the confiscation of the car. La Dépêche