And richard matt intended to drive to mexico, but when their ride didnt show up, they started hiking to canada. Matt was shot and killed friday about 30 miles from the prison. Sweat was shot and captured yesterday. Anna werner is following this. Reporter a state troopers two bullets brought down escapee david sweat. Sergeant jay cooke recognized sweat as he jogged on a rural road and chased him through a field. State Police Superintendent joseph damico. At some point running across the field, he realized sweatni would make it to a tree line and possibly could have disappeared. He fired two shots from his service weapon. Reporter investigators are now hearing new details from sweat about the pairs escape. Governor andrew cuomo says it appears the two men originally planned to flee to mexico with prison employee Joyce Mitchell who is charged with aiding in the escape. Now that we have mr. Sweat, it gives us the opportunity to ask some more questions and provide more facts on the overall
Population the head of the clinton correctionalle facility. These two animals posed a threat to citizens and Law Enforcement community of new york for three weeks. It happened on their watch. I think theres going to be a lot of questions now going back now that the main siege is over from them. To go back and say how did you let this happen . How did you turn that prison which is supposed to be able to keep these guys in custody for life into a situation where they could just pop the hatch and go out . Right. I interviewed the governor of new york this morning before all of this went down. We talked about the investigation. Were going to play that for you later this hour so you can hear about his feelings and the investigation he has ordered into this prison. He kept reminding me look no one has broken out before these guys in 100 years. He and everyone else concerned it could happen at all. Tom, stay with me. Deborah, i know youre working your sources here on set. Tell me what you hav