| Pascal Payet | |
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| Born | July 7, 1963 Vitry-sur-Seine, France |
| Charge(s) | Murder; committed during a robbery on a security van.[1] |
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| Status | In custody since Sept 2007 [3] |
Pascal Payet is a French criminal who has gained notoriety for his daring prison escapes using helicopters. He was initially sentenced to a 30 year jail term for a murder committed during the robbery of a security van.
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The initial escape Pascal Payet escaped from Luynes prison using a hijacked helicopter.[4]
Pascal Payet organized the helicopter escape of three men Franck Perletto, Eric Alboreo, and Michel Valero from Luynes prison using a hijacked helicopter.[5] He was later captured and given seven more years for his role in the 2003 escape.
Pascal Payet escaped from Grasse prison using a helicopter that was hijacked by four masked men from Cannes-Mandelieu airport.[4] The helicopter landed some time later at Brignoles, 38 kilometres north-east of Toulon, France on the Mediterranean coast. Payet and his accomplices then fled the scene and the pilot was released unharmed.[2]
On September 21, 2007 Payet was recaptured in Spain.[6]