Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. Well, they have been on the run now for five days. The two escaped convicts theres no sign of the escaped killers after a potential citing tuesday launched an intense search in a rural area 50 miles southeast of the maximum security prison in upstate new york. Authorities say the trail has gone cold for now, as state Police Conduct doortodoor searches there today. This as were learning more about joyce mitchell. Shes the prison employee considered a person of interest and questioned by police. Nbcs john yang now outside the prison. John, what do we know today . Reporter well right now, andrea, i can tell you right now at the other end of this highway, this is the one highway leading in and out, they are conducting searches clearing, looking through abandoned houses. Investigators in camouflage and Tactical Gear going into the woods, checking abandoned houses all along this highway leading away from the prison. We also are told that
World headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, lester holt. Were watching a flurry of Police Activity taking place practically walking distance from the new york prison where two dangerous cons broke out a week ago. Today new clues and a fresh scent that forced a massive response. Its perhaps the biggest concentration of Law Enforcement weve seen yet. Its all happening in a wooded area about three miles away. Guns are drawn, police trying to flush the men out. All this hitting way too close to home for many people who live around there, who remain locked in their homes ordered to stay inside. The question on everyones mind, is it another false lead, or has this trail suddenly become red hot . I want to go right now to Miguel Almaguer for more. Reporter lester, good evening. The lockdown in this community is well underway and the search that began last night is expected to intensify tonight. Authorities trying to corner the inmates who have been on the run
Used to call several people linked to a suspect in the case richard matt. They are not sure who placed those calls, when the calls were made. We have to make it clear, no charges have been filed against mitchell. So thats still part of a very fluid and Ongoing Investigation. We are doing some digging into who she is. We do know that she is a clinton employee. Shes been an employee here for five years according to information we have gathered here. She worked alongside inmates as a tailor. She is married in nearby town of dickinson. She is committed to her job and her son Toby Mitchell denied her being involved in the elaborate escape. She is not the kind of person who is going to risk her life or other peoples lives to let these guys escape from prison. Reporter meanwhile, it is a new day here in the small town that sits in the shadow of the clinton correction alpha silty. Today, people are beginning to wake up heading out to work. This has become a routine. They head out to work and s
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