Quebec prison helicopter escape: no trial as more accused plead guilty

There will be no criminal trial in the caseinvolving a dramatic helicopter escape from a prison north ofMontreal in 2013.

Two of the six accused pleaded guilty Monday, becoming the lastto do so.

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Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau entered a guilty plea to various charges,including hijacking a helicopter, escaping from prison, breaking andentering, and theft.

The other person to enter a guilty plea Monday was BilliBeaudoin, who was not part of the elaborate strategy and was
recruited the day before the escape.

Beaudoin and Steven Mathieu Marchisio hired a helicopter on March17, 2013, and then ordered the pilot at gunpoint to head to the Saint-Jrmedetention centre.

After the chopper landed in the prison yard, Hudon-Barbeau andDany Provenalclambered up a rope and into the helicopter.

The four men eventually made off in a car that was waiting forthem.

Marchisio pleaded guilty last June and was sentenced to 15 yearsin prison.

Provenal was given an additional seven years after pleadingguilty in November.

Vincent and Samuel Barbeau also pleaded guilty last fall.