BREAKING: Escaped Murderers Were Supposed To Be Driven 7 Hours By Prison Worker

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The two murderers who escaped from an upstate New York prison last Saturday were supposed to be driven more than seven hours to freedom by the prison employee who helped them with the escape… Until she backed out of the deal and didn’t show up for the pickup.

The employee, Joyce Mitchell, backed out of the plan and eventually turned herself into police, according to Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie: “They were going to meet down by the power plant, drive, I’m not going to say into the sunset, because it was after midnight and it was dark out, but they were going to drive … potentially to an area that was about seven hours away.” — “Joyce Mitchell ditched the plan to pick up the two inmates partly because she loves her husband and she didn’t want to do this to him.”

It’s possible the pair rehearsed the escape in the tunnels beforehand, authorities told CNN. The prisoners were also allegedly seen with cell phones before escaping, authorities said, though they have no proof of that.


 

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The New York State Police continue to search for escapees David Sweat and Richard Matt along State Route 374 in the Town of Plattsburgh. Route 374 will remain closed between General Leroy Manor Road and Rand Hill Road until the search has been completed.

As of Saturday, more than 800 law enforcement officers from state, local and federal agencies are assisting in this search. Investigators will continue to search door to door to remind residents to be vigilant.  The search area will expand tomorrow towards the east side of Trudeau Road. Officers and Forest Rangers from the Department of Environmental Conservation, as well as officers from the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, FBI, U.S. Marshals, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Clinton and Essex County Sheriff Departments and the Plattsburgh Police Department are all providing assistance in the search. All available assets are being deployed around the clock, including K9 and aviation units. More than 700 leads have been developed at this point in the investigation.

Photo: WCVB

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