Millehaugen is moved to Ullersmo prison – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country

Stig Millehaugen will be transferred to Ullersmo prison, news will be confirmed by Stig Storvik, regional director of the Prison and Probation Service region east. It has not been decided whether Millehaugen will be at Ullersmo permanently, Storvik adds. – He will now be placed at Ullersmo. It is basically not a detention center. Detainees must have a special offer, which can be found in our detention facilities, Storvik continues. In Norway, remand prisoners can serve time in Trondheim prison or on Ila. Trondheim has been clear that they do not want Millehaugen back there. Storvik can still not confirm where Millehaugen will zone further. Facts about Stig Millehaugen Born May 8, 1969. In February 1992, Millehaugen was sentenced to six years in prison for armed robbery by Klemetsrud post office in December 1990 and robbed by Sparebanken Nor’s branch in Oppsal in Oslo in February 1991. In July 1992 he escaped from Berg circuit prison. In August of the same year, he robbed Svartskog post office, and later Nesbru post office, where hostages were taken. In December 1992, while in custody in Sarpsborg, he had a gun smuggled into the prison. He shot and killed a prison officer, and forced another to drive to Oslo. The next day he reported to the police. In August 1993, Millehaugen was sentenced to 17 years in prison for killing prison officer Jon Arild Martinsen and for the two robberies at Svartskog and Nesbru. In October 2000, Millehaugen ran away during leave and escaped with her boyfriend. Eight months later, in June 2001, he was arrested. It was the longest period Millehaugen has been at large since 1988. In 2003, Millehaugen was sentenced to one year in prison for possession of a weapon during the period of the escape. In the same case, he was acquitted of the robbery of the then Kreditkassen’s branch in Bogstadveien in Oslo. Due to fear of escape, Millehaugen spent a long time alone in ward A in Ringerike prison, under the SHS regime. Millehaugen changed his surname to Bergquist in 2008, but changed back to Millehaugen in April 2009 because he thought his new surname had been as charged as the old one. Millehaugen has also been convicted of shooting and killing Young Guns leader Mohammed “Jeddi” Javed 19 January 2009. Source: NTB All detainees from Ila are currently in their own wards at Ullersmo, because Ila is closed for refurbishment. A week on the run Millehaugen was arrested without drama in Østmarka in Oslo on Wednesday morning. The arrest took place approx. at 10.30. By then, the 53-year-old had been on the run for a week. – He was cooperative, tired and exhausted, and has probably been in the woods for several days and was probably a little tired for that reason, operations manager Tor Gulbrandsen informs news. Stig Millehaugen, convicted of double murder, escaped from Trondheim prison on 1 June after leave. There was an extensive police hunt both in Norway and in Sweden. Stig Millehaugen, convicted of double murder, was arrested near Østmarksetra in Oslo. Photo: CICILIE ANDERSEN / news Weakened suspicion of accomplice On Wednesday night, Millehaugen was questioned by the police. His lawyer, Morten Furuholmen, says the client has been quite personal in his explanations. – He has been open about how he experiences being in custody. This is also confirmed by Børge Enoksen, police attorney in the Oslo police district. – He gave the police detailed explanations last night. Among other things, he told about the reason why he did not show up in Trondheim prison, Enoksen told news. Early in the investigation, a person was charged with having helped Millehaugen escape. After Wednesday’s interrogation, the suspicion against the accused has weakened, Enoksen says. – We have not decided the case yet. There is still a review of other clues we have, but the suspicion against contributors has weakened. When asked if the police are likely to charge other people with complicity, Enoksen answers that it is unlikely.



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