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Governer Cuomo calls on North Country residents to find escaped killers

Posted 6/7/15

Governer Andrew Cuomo is calling on the public's help in finding Richard Matt and David Sweat, who escaped from Clinton County Correctional Facility in Dannemora. At a Saturday press conference, …

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Governer Cuomo calls on North Country residents to find escaped killers

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Governer Andrew Cuomo is calling on the public's help in finding Richard Matt and David Sweat, who escaped from Clinton County Correctional Facility in Dannemora.

At a Saturday press conference, Cuomo described how the inmates escaped using power tools. See video here.

Both are considered to be a danger to the public, and the governor said he strongly urges anyone with possible information or knowledge of unusual activity to contact the state police.

Richard Matt is described as 48 years old, a white male, 6' tall, 210 pounds with black hair and hazel eyes. He has tattoos, on his back reading "Mexico Forever," a heart on his chest and left shoulder and a Marine Corps insignia on his right shoulder.

David Sweat is described as 34 years old, white male, 5'11" tall, 165 pounds, brown hair and green eyes. He has tattoos on his left bicep and his right fingers.

Sweat is serving a sentence of life without parole following his conviction in Broome County for one count of first-degree murder after he caused the death of a Broome County Sheriff's Deputy on July 4, 2002. Sweat was transferred to Clinton Correctional Facility on Oct. 30, 2003.

Matt is serving a sentence of 25 years to life following his conviction in Niagara County for three counts of murder, three counts of kidnapping and two counts of robbery after he kidnapped a male victim and beat him to death on Dec. 3, 1997. Matt was transferred to Clinton Correctional on July 10, 2008.