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| cell phone & vendor employee linked to escape |
| By DAN RING, masslive.com/repub.com |
| Published: 05/19/2011 |
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BOSTON - Murder suspect Tamik J. Kirkland, of Springfield, was helped in his prison escape by a cell phone that may have been provided by an employee of a state prison vendor who is alleged to have had an "inappropriate and intimate relationship" with Kirkland, said a new report on his escape by the state Department of Corrections. While free Kirkland returned to Springfield where police said he killed one man, wounded another and shot two law enforcement officers who were saved from serious injuries by their protective vests. Kirkland was attempting to avenge the shooting three days earlier of his mother, who, in turn, had been wounded in retaliation for his earlier actions, the report said. The allegations about the relationship between Kirkland and the vendor employee are being investigated and the worker has been banned from all facilities of the corrections department, the report said. If the allegations are substantiated, they could be referred to the district attorney for criminal prosecution, the report said, without identifying the vendor or employee. Luis S. Spencer, acting commissioner of the state Department of Corrections, declined further comment on the relationship between Kirkland and the vendor's employee. Spencer said one correctional officer has been suspended with pay and a supervisor is facing discipline for breaking procedures during an overnight check of Kirkland, who fashioned a dummy from inmate clothing to make it look like he was sleeping in his dorm and then escaped via a third floor window onto a fire escape from the minimum-security prison in Shirley on April 25, shortly after midnight on April 24. The dummy was not found until about 7 the next morning, the report said. Read More. |
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