New York prison escapee indicted
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.
