clinton correctional facility the inspector general s office is conducting an investigation on those allegations and we re dealing and working with the inspector general. sure. andrew you re in a tough spot because you re just following the rule of law. and that s what we want you to do. so we know what s going to happen to mr. sweat. he s going to go back and spend the rest of his life in prison. but what will happen what is the nature of upcoming charges against joyce mitchell the woman who allegedly helped these guys palmer the corrections officer as well. how soon might we see charges against them? well there with charges filed against them already. joyce mitchell s charges have been transferred to county court to go either by grand jury presentment or court information and gene palmer appears in court this afternoon at 4 o clock with his new attorney from albany and we ll be appearing there and
in prison? you re going to ad whatever he gets for this on top of life right? it would be placed consecutive on top of life. but the fact is that we have to prosecute these cases. there is never any finality. you know david sweat escaped from the facility over three weeks ago. we have to pursue the criminal charges against him and seek the penalty if that can be imposed. basically you re wasting your time and money. why waste everyone s time? well, that s a good point and it s a point that is coming up in conversations. but i think if you checked with each and every one of my colleagues throughout the state, we would all affirm that we need to prosecute these cases. there is never any finality. you know sweat would obviously have opportunities to exercise his rights in the judicial
the nightmare is finally over. it took 22 days. now that we have mr. sweat, it gives us the opportunity to ask more questions and provide more facts on the overall situation. captured. the manhunt is finally over as police shoot and wound prison escapee david sweat just two days after richard matt was gunned down by police. so how did they last so long on the run and how did the police finally track them down? joining us right now is the sheriff for franklin county new york of course. sheriff, thank you for joining us. thanks steve, brian and ainsley. thank you for having me. the capture a couple miles from the canadian border. what was going through your mind? when you were talking about how to set up a picket loin to stop it did you think they were getting this close to the border? a couple of the profilers and
shot cuffed and under arrest. escaped killer captured after spening three weeks running from the police. a single sergeant is responsible for the takedown. comes two days after sweat s accomplice richard matt was killed. peter doocy is live in con stable new york where all of the ak unfolded and wrapping up this 23-day stay. what s going on this morning? reporter: brian, david sweat was wearing heed to toe camouflage and had been wearing pepper shakers to throw off the scent of the canines. but none of it fooled sergeant jay cook the one out of 1300 law enforcement officers combing the countryside near canada who fanlly spotted sweat jogging down the road and had a choice to make. let him go or shoot. at some point running across a field he realized that sweat was going to make tight a tree line and possibly could have
it starts to relieve sudden cravings fast. i never know when i ll need relief. that s why i only choose nicorette mini. here we go. police shot and captured escaped prisoner david sweat near the canadian border two days after his accomplice richard matt was gunned down by the police. might have been drunk at the time. with the death penalty off the table at new york will any punishment fit this crime? andre, where do you think this is going to go in terms of a charge? good morning. what we have facing us right now is an escape in the first degree charge. it s only a d felony in new york state. but at this time it s the only charge that we can file against david sweat. okay. so how does that work out? wasn t he already serving life