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New York prison escapee indicted

The hunt is over in upstate New York as police captured David Sweat on June 28, 2015. Sweat was one of two inmates that escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility earlier in the month. (CNN)
This photo, obtained by CNN, was taken of escaped Clinton Correctional Facility inmate David Sweat shortly after capture on Sunday, June 28, 2015. It shows Sweat dressed in camouflage clothing, not a prison uniform. (CNN)
These photos, obtained by CNN, were taken of escaped Clinton Correctional Facility inmate David Sweat shortly after capture on Sunday, June 28, 2015. In the photo on the left, Sweat is bloodied, shirtless, cuffed at the ankles, and appears to be breathing into an oxygen mask. The photo on the right shows Sweat dressed in camouflage clothing, not a prison uniform. (CNN)
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By Ray Sanchez CNN
August 20, 2015 - 8:04 am
 

New York inmate David Sweat, who pulled off an elaborate escape from an upstate prison in early June, has been indicted on two counts of escape in the third degree and a count of promoting prison contraband, Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie said Thursday.

A state court judge entered a plea of not guilty for Sweat, who appeared in court with his right arm in a sling. His next court appearance will be on September 29.

Sweat was shot and recaptured by authorities on June 28 after 22 days on the run. His breakout partner, Richard Matt, was shot and killed two days before Sweat was caught.

The convicted murderers drilled their way out of the maximum-security Clinton Correctional Facility on June 6.

Sweat and Matt planned to head to Mexico after busting out of prison but had to improvise after a prison tailor accused of aiding them failed to show up to give them a ride, officials said.

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