he left matt behind because the older fugitive richard matt was indeed slowing him down. and there is also focus on this person. the prison guard gene palmer. he is accused of giving matt the frozen meat containing power tools that were used to cut through the prison walls. according to the county prosecutor, he says palmer did not help the inmates break out of prison. he appeared in court monday but did not enter a plea. they are also looking into drug trafficking at the prison. employees have told investigators about inmates using heroin. officials are focussing on whether matt and sweat had greater freedom inside the prison because they were apparently involved with illegal activity with the guards the there s certainly a lot of questions surrounding the fugitives, three weeks on the run, including how they survived and everyone s wondering how they managed to elude police for so long. that is a question that will
because of trump s disrespectful remarks. convicted killer david sweat dishing the details on the greatest scape. sweat in serious condition two-days after he was shot and captured in up state new york. shackled to a hospital bed he is telling police he planned on heading to mexico with fellow fugitive richard matt and joyce mitchell. when but when mitchell didn t show up they headed instead for canada. sweat says they were together up until six days ago that s when he decided the older man was slowing him down. i think he maybe wants to brag about what he got away with. the bargaining chip is holding out not talking right now saying listen guys you want to make a deal with me i want to get in the general population one day and not be kept in the hole for the rest of my life. only two workers have been arrested joyce mitchell and
continue to be asked. brian todd looks to the trail of evidence that finally led to matt and sweat. reporter: the tale of two take downs begins last wednesday. that s when david sweat says he decided to break off with richard matt, because matt was slowing him down. one law enforcement source tells cnn there s evidence matt was sick possibly from contaminated food or water. underwear with matt s dna on it had been found near an old outhouse. a key clue cabin owner bob willett gets a call from his son who just checked on the cabin near duane, new york. there was a gunshot at 12:20. reporter: the gunshots might have been those fired at a passing camper. when willett checks the cabin with his son, he immediately notices something out of place. just a bottle of gin moved off one corner. there was a ring. that was wet
good morning to you. i m pamela brown in for carol costello. thank you so much for being here with us. this morning convicted killer david sweat is upgraded from critical condition, and investigators say he s revealing crucial details of the prison escape. the intricate planning and the scramble to improvise. prison employee joyce mitchell was plan a, but when she didn t show up with the getaway car, sweat and richard matt abandoned their plans to flee to mexico. with no plan b, they headed toward canada on foot instead. and sweat is sure to face questions about a possible heroin ring operating inside the prison. investigators believe there may have been a criminal network, inmates partnering with corrupt prison workers. cnn s deborah feyerick has been covering the story extensively. deb, tell me why should investigators believe anything david sweat says? i mean, he is a hardened
and a cap on the floor. reporter: investigators could smell alcohol on matt s body. another clue, when responding officers are inside the cabin, they smell gunpowder outside. there was movement what they believe to be coughs. reporter: 3:35 friday. a tactical team comes face to face with richard matt. he s shot three times in the head. shortly after matt s death, investigators find a camp near route 41 in malone new york. they discover another important clue. discarded material that matches sweat. we believe possibly these two males were using pepper to throw the scent off of the dogs that were tracking them. reporter: 3:20 sunday almost 48 hours after matt was killed a state police sergeants ins david sweat jogging down a road near constable new york. sweat is shot and captured.