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| Tennessee Death Row Inmate's Escape Plot Foiled |
| By kabc.com - ABC News Radio |
| Published: 03/22/2012 |
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) -- Authorities in Tennessee have foiled an escape plot by the state's only female death row inmate. Two men, including one former prison guard, have also been arrested in connection with the plan. Justin Heflin and Donald Kohut were arrested this week and charged with planning the escape of Christa Gail Pike. Pike, 36, was sentenced to death in March of 1996 for murdering 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville, in 1995. She is also serving time for attempting to murder a fellow inmate in 2004, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Today, all three are behind bars. "Interrupting a plot like this before the escape is attempted is crucial to keeping Tennesseans safe," the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Mark Gwyn said in a news release. "The last thing law enforcement wants is a dangerous fugitive on the streets." Heflin, 23, worked as a correctional officer at the Tennessee Prison for Women until he was terminated on March 5, 2012. In February, a grand jury indicted him on charges of bribery, official misconduct, conspiracy to commit escape and facilitation to commit escape. Heflin is currently being held in Davidson County Jail on a $75,000 bond. Read More. |
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