#Manhunt underway after escape prison full#
#Manhunt underway after escape prison series#

Clarke last entered the system on June 29 and was sentenced in July 2018 to eighteen months for a violation of probation.ДЄnyone who has contact with Clarke or has information as to his whereabouts should contact their local police or the Cheshire Police 20. At approximately 6:30 pm the facility was placed in lock down after an offender was determined to be unaccounted for at the conclusion of the evening outside recreational period,' the state Department of Corrections said in a release.Д¬larke classified as a low risk offender is from Wallingford, state officials said.

#Manhunt underway after escape prison full#

'A full scale search is underway for an inmate who escaped from a minimum security housing unit in a section of Cheshire Correctional Institution known as the Cheshire Annex.

His probation was revoked on July 2 for violation of probation. Sweat, who has tattoos on his left bicep and his right fingers, was serving a sentence of life without parole for killing a sheriff's deputy.ДЄbout 3,000 inmates live at the prison, according to the Village of Dannemora's website.Prison records show that Clarke had pleaded guilty to second-degree threatening and violation of probation for offenses committed in Bristol. He also has tattoos on his back with the words 'Mexico Forever.' The strapping Matt, who is six feet tall (1.8 meters) and has multiple tattoos - including a Marine corps insignia on his right shoulder - was serving a sentence of 25 years to life for kidnapping a man and beating him to death. They then made their way through the pipes and climbed up through a manhole onto a nearby street, The New York Post said.

#Manhunt underway after escape prison series#

It was unclear whether the men were armed or had received help in plotting their escape.ДЄfter cutting through the steel back walls of their cells, they reportedly clambered along a six-foot-high catwalk to access a twisting series of pipes and tunnels, which they also cut their way into. Contact 911 or the New York State Police immediately,' authorities said in a statement. 'Both are considered to be a danger to the public. Matt and Sweat were found missing during a 5:30 am bed check, according to state police. Heavily armed police set up road blocks in an attempt to hunt down the two men. More than 200 law enforcement officers were deployed in the frantic search, assisted by a variety of tactical support, including K-9 units, SWAT teams and helicopters. He added: 'By definition, it was an extraordinary act,' 'And they are nothing to be trifled with.' 'These are two dangerous individuals, one was incarcerated for killing a sheriff, so these are dangerous people,' said Cuomo, who canceled a scheduled appearance at the Belmont Stakes horse race to instead travel to the prison.

No one has ever previously escaped from the maximum security portion of the prison, which opened in 1845, according to Cuomo. The pair used power tools to drill through walls and pipes, he said, and left sweatshirts and other clothing in their beds as decoys to make it appear they were still in their cells. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Twitter he had toured the daring route the pair took to freedom, posting images of the path the men were believed to have cut to escape. They reportedly left a taunting note behind saying: 'Have A Nice Day.'

Killers Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 34, sneaked out of the all-male Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora sometime between Friday night and early Saturday, with police saying the discovery was made during morning 'roll call' and warning the duo should not be approached. A frantic manhunt is underway for two convicted murderers who busted out of New York state's biggest maximum security prison by cutting through cell walls with power tools and escaping along tunnels.