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Prison guard who gave frozen meat to 2 New York inmates before their escape to be arraigned
By newser.com- Bonny Ghosh
Published: 06/25/2015

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — A maximum-security prison guard who delivered frozen meat with tools hidden inside to two inmates before they escaped will be arraigned on charges of promoting prison contraband and other offenses.

But a lawyer for correction officer Gene Palmer says his client had no knowledge any contraband was inside the meat.

"He did pass the hamburger meat. He shouldn't have done it. He apologized for it," said defense lawyer Andrew Brockway on Wednesday night. He insisted Palmer didn't know the inmates were trying to escape.

Palmer worked at the Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate Dannemora, where inmates David Sweat and Richard Matt were reported missing on June 6.

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