Married woman allegedly gave 鈥榯ools鈥 to 2 escapees
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A married woman smuggled contraband into a maximum-security New York prison for two convicted killers who cut their way to freedom from the jail a week ago, a prosecutor said yesterday.
Joyce Mitchell “provided some form of equipment or tools” to Richard Matt, 49, and David Sweat, 35, before they escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility, Andrew Wylie, Clinton County District attorney, told CNN.
The probe has focused on how the murderers — one of whom dismembered his former 76-year-old boss and the other who shot dead a sheriff’s deputy — acquired the power tools used to cut their way to freedom.
Hacksaw blades, two pairs of spectacles with attached lights and drill bits were among the items Mitchell allegedly gave the convicts, CNN quoted two unnamed law enforcement sources as saying.
“I’m not going to get into the details of exactly what she brought into the facility,” Wylie told MSNBC. “But to confirm, she has not brought power tools into the facility based on our investigation.”
US media had reported that the married mother may have been seduced by Matt, and allegedly agreed to pick the two escapees up with a car, before changing her mind and being admitted to hospital with a panic attack.
Mitchell has been questioned daily and is cooperating, but has not yet been charged, Wylie said, although he told CNN that he was considering accessory and contraband charges.
The Wall Street Journal said prison officials also investigated in the last 12 months whether Mitchell formed a relationship with Sweat while working together in a prison tailoring shop.
The report found not enough evidence to take action against Mitchell, but Sweat was pulled out of the tailoring shop, the newspaper reported.
District schools remained closed for a second day yesterday as police combed thick woods and swamps around the prison following reports that dogs had picked up a scent.
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