Escaped Convict Caught By Law Enforcement

<p>Escaped convict David Sweat has been taken into custody by law enforcement officers, sources have confirmed to CBS News.</p>

Sunday, June 28th 2015, 4:06 pm

By: News 9


Escaped convict David Sweat has been taken into custody by law enforcement officers, sources have confirmed to CBS News.

Sweat escaped with now-deceased convicted murderer Richard Matt on June 6.

Sweat was wounded by law enforcement in Constable, N.Y., when police caught up with him two days after Matt was shot to death by police. CBS News Burlington, Vt., affiliate WCAX says Sweat's condition is unknown.

It's been a three-week manhunt full of twists and turns worthy of a Hollywood film, beginning with the escape on June 6.

Investigators say convicted murderers Sweat, age 35, and Matt, 49, charmed one of their captors at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York -- a prison nicknamed "Little Siberia" for its remote and often frigid location.

Investigators say employee Joyce Mitchell had relationships with both men at different times. Prosecutors charged her with helping the inmates escape by providing them with hacksaw blades and other tools that she concealed in frozen hamburger meat.

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They say she handed that package to another employee, prison guard Gene Palmer. Prosecutors said Palmer appears to have been an unwitting accomplice in the escape, but he is charged with providing other favors to the men in exchange for artwork.

Investigators say Sweat and Matt used power toolsto cut through their cell walls and down into the prison's maze of pipes. They left behind a note to taunt their pursuers:" "Have a nice day," it read, along with a smiley face.

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Much of the manhunt that followed has been frustrating for law enforcement, and has cost taxpayers millions. More than 1,200 officers were brought in for the search.

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