New York prison guard gets six months in jail after pleading guilty to helping inmates escape
A New York correction officer, who has pleaded guilty on Monday to helping two convicts to escape, has been sentences to six months in prison.
A New York correction officer, who has pleaded guilty on Monday to helping two convicts to escape, has been sentences to six months in prison.
David Sweat, the convicted killer and escapee was given maximum penalty by the Clinton County Court. After the hearing, Sweat apologized for the fear and trauma he caused to the community.
A prison employee who helped two convicted murderers escape from a maximum security prison in upstate New York was sentenced on Monday to up to 7 years behind bars for providing the inmates with tools used in their daring break-out.
Captured prison escapee David Sweat was released on Sunday from a New York hospital where he had been treated for gunshot wounds and moved to a prison more than 250 miles from the one he fled, authorities said.