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| Prison guard: 'Did not know' he made inmates' escape easier |
| By morning-times.com |
| Published: 06/26/2015 |
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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — A prison guard who admitted giving two inmates tools, paint, frozen hamburger and access to a catwalk electrical box says he didn't know the killers planned to break out, and investigators say they have no reason to believe he was knowingly involved in the plot. Gene Palmer was released on $25,000 bail Thursday after his arrest on charges of promoting prison contraband, tampering with evidence and official misconduct. Palmer, who has been suspended, will plead not guilty, his lawyer said. The 57-year-old correction officer became the second Clinton Correctional Facility employee to be charged since inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat used power tools to cut their way out of the maximum-security prison in far northern New York on June 6. Read More. |
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